M4.6 earthquake 26 km SW of Los Mogotes, Mexico
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Los Mogotes, Mexico on Mon, Feb 11, 1985, 3:09 PM CST (21:09 UTC), 30 km (19 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
- 1985-02-11 21:09:21 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.746° N, 100.217° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.310 km S of Colonia Luces en el Mar, Mexico · 15204 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.31 km SW of Ocotillo, Mexico · 15196 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.86 km E of El Papayo, Mexico · 15165 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bu0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.