M4.8 earthquake 55 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico on Mon, Oct 14, 1985, 11:59 PM CST (05:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 24 km NW of El Habillal, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-15 05:59:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.282° N, 103.004° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.924 km NW of El Habillal, Mexico · 14938 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.15 km S of Cerro de Ortega, Mexico · 14924 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.92 km WSW of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico · 14910 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 5.744 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico · 14973 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.515 km S of Playa Azul, Mexico · 14973 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.872 km SE of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico · 14975 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.155 km S of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico · 14975 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.933 km W of El Habillal, Mexico · 14977 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.920 km SW of Aguililla, Mexico · 14977 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.425 km SSE of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico · 14978 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.237 km SW of Tumbiscatío de Ruiz, Mexico · 14978 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.048 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico · 14978 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.86 km SW of El Habillal, Mexico · 14978 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 8.01985 Michoacan, Mexico Earthquake · 14978 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kt8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.