M5.0 earthquake 23 km WSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico on Tue, Aug 25, 1987, 12:08 PM CST (18:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 44 km SSW of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-25 18:08:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.831° N, 104.273° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037tp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.