Mexico earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 15 km S of Playa Azul, Mexico

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 15 km S of Playa Azul, Mexico on Tue, Sep 24, 1985, 4:37 PM CST (22:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 24 km NW of El Habillal, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-09-24 22:37:25 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.841° N, 102.341° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.714 km SSW of La Unión, Mexico · 14980 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 5.744 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico · 14980 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.712 km E of Petacalco, Mexico · 14977 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.695 km SW of Ixtapa, Mexico · 14971 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.618 km WSW of Ixtapa, Mexico · 14970 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.855 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico · 14960 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 5.924 km NW of El Habillal, Mexico · 14945 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.512 km WNW of La Unión, Mexico · 14981 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.872 km SE of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico · 14981 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.55 km WSW of Infiernillo (Morelos de Infiernillo), Mexico · 14983 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.518 km W of Ixtapa, Mexico · 14983 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.631 km SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico · 14984 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 7.67 km N of Pantla, Mexico · 14984 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.85 km W of Lagunillas, Mexico · 14984 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.933 km W of El Habillal, Mexico · 14984 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.24 km ENE of Pantla, Mexico · 14984 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.628 km SSE of Petacalco, Mexico · 14984 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.018 km WSW of Ixtapa, Mexico · 14984 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.945 km S of Petacalco, Mexico · 14984 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.858 km WSW of Ixtapa, Mexico · 14985 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.214 km N of El Coacoyul, Mexico · 14985 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.513 km S of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico · 14985 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.78 km S of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico · 14985 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.65 km SSE of Lagunillas, Mexico · 14985 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 5.016 km ENE of Pantla, Mexico · 14985 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.237 km SW of Tumbiscatío de Ruiz, Mexico · 14985 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.048 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico · 14985 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k33. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.