M4.7 earthquake 1 km NE of Unión Juárez, Mexico
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Unión Juárez, Mexico on Mon, Feb 3, 1986, 9:12 AM CST (15:12 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 16 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-03 15:12:46 UTC
- Depth
- 16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.075° N, 92.072° 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
- 6.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.916 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 14830 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.96 km SE of Cantel, Guatemala · 14828 days ago · 136 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.74 km N of Génova, Guatemala · 14824 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qph. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.