M3.9 earthquake 84 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 84 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico on Fri, Jul 3, 1987, 5:55 AM GMT-7 (12:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 92 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-03 12:55:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.784° N, 108.785° 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
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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.492 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico · 14335 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.592 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico · 14286 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000369u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.