M4.6 earthquake 3 km E of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 3 km E of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico on Sun, Sep 15, 1985, 8:42 PM CST (02:42 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-16 02:42:02 UTC
- Depth
- 101.2 km (62.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.099° N, 94.849° 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 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jtj. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.