Mexico earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 37 km N of El Súchil, Mexico

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 37 km N of El Súchil, Mexico on Thu, Oct 3, 1985, 12:29 AM CST (06:29 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 26 km SSW of El Papayo, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-10-03 06:29:56 UTC
Depth
80.9 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.565° N, 100.686° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.06 km SSW of Los Achotes, Mexico · 14962 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.624 km SSW of Palos Blancos, Mexico · 14958 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.839 km SW of Palos Blancos, Mexico · 14957 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.526 km SSW of El Papayo, Mexico · 14938 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.211 km NE of San Miguelito, Mexico · 14934 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 5.415 km WSW of Papanoa, Mexico · 14970 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.713 km SSW of Vallecitos de Zaragoza, Mexico · 14974 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.535 km SSW of Palos Blancos, Mexico · 14974 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.24 km ENE of Pantla, Mexico · 14977 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.214 km N of El Coacoyul, Mexico · 14978 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.513 km S of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico · 14978 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.78 km S of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico · 14978 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 5.016 km ENE of Pantla, Mexico · 14978 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.219 km SE of Vallecitos de Zaragoza, Mexico · 14993 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kdv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.