M4.2 earthquake 2 km E of Cajelitos, Mexico
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 2 km E of Cajelitos, Mexico on Sat, Feb 2, 1985, 9:47 PM CST (03:47 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 26 km SW of Los Mogotes, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-03 03:47:48 UTC
- Depth
- 63.9 km (39.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.267° N, 99.467° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.626 km SW of Los Mogotes, Mexico · 15205 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.310 km S of Colonia Luces en el Mar, Mexico · 15205 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.31 km SW of Ocotillo, Mexico · 15197 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.86 km E of El Papayo, Mexico · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bka. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:03 AM UTC.