M4.3 earthquake 18 km SW of Buenos Aires, Mexico
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Buenos Aires, Mexico on Wed, Jun 18, 1986, 4:03 AM CST (10:03 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 13 km NNW of El Triunfo, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-18 10:03:05 UTC
- Depth
- 112.8 km (70.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.775° N, 92.606° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in the Mexico-Guatemala border region.
From the USGS event page for usp0002v5s. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.571 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 14706 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.762 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14704 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 6.013 km NNW of El Triunfo, Mexico · 14699 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.036 km SSE of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 14698 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.595 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14681 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.470 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14681 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.576 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.876 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 14658 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v5s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.