M5.4 earthquake 92 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 92 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico on Fri, Jul 3, 1987, 8:05 AM GMT-7 (15:05 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
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-03 15:05:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.027° N, 108.813° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000369y (also filed as gcmtb070387c, gcmt19870703150534, iscgem461187). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.