M4.4 earthquake 9 km NNE of Las Amilpas, Mexico
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Las Amilpas, Mexico on Fri, May 10, 1985, 2:11 AM CST (08:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 5 km E of Helio García Alfaro, 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-10 08:11:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.451° N, 94.587° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.68 km NNE of Santa María Guenagati, Mexico · 15107 days ago · 152 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.94 km SSE of Santiago Ixtaltepec, Mexico · 15105 days ago · 157 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.31 km NW of Zarzal, Mexico · 15085 days ago · 157 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.25 km E of Helio García Alfaro, Mexico · 15065 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.133 km SW of La Gloria, Mexico · 15063 days ago · 128 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002emr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.