M7.0 earthquake 41 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 41 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico on Wed, Apr 30, 1986, 1:07 AM CST (07:07 UTC), 27 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-30 07:07:18 UTC
- Depth
- 26.5 km (16.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.404° N, 102.973° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 18.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.947 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico · 14755 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.937 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico · 14755 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.938 km S of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico · 14753 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.934 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico · 14750 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.938 km S of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico · 14749 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.540 km SE of Aquila, Mexico · 14737 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tcb (also filed as gcmtc043086a, gcmt19860430070718, atlas19860430070718, iscgem499384). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.