Mexico earthquakes

M6.0 earthquake 13 km NNW of El Triunfo, Mexico

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of El Triunfo, Mexico on Sat, Jul 5, 1986, 4:09 PM CST (22:09 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.0 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1986-07-05 22:09:36 UTC
Depth
111.9 km (69.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.467° N, 92.582° W
Region
Mexico
Strongest shaking
IV, light 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
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
4.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.5 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.036 km SSE of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 14687 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.513 km WNW of Nuevo Pacayal, Mexico · 14660 days ago · 136 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.318 km SW of Buenos Aires, Mexico · 14706 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.850 km S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 14713 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vr7 (also filed as gcmtb070586d, gcmt19860705220937, iscgem490103). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.