M4.5 earthquake 8 km N of Tlacoachistlahuaca, Mexico
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km N of Tlacoachistlahuaca, Mexico on Thu, Apr 30, 1987, 6:50 PM CST (00:50 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 8 km NE of El Pitahayo, 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-01 00:50:54 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.885° N, 98.315° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.95 km SSW of Igualapa, Mexico · 14389 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.98 km NE of El Pitahayo, Mexico · 14389 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.31 km NNW of Yoloxóchitl, Mexico · 14352 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.23 km N of Tlatzala, Mexico · 14350 days ago · 129 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.813 km ENE of Iliatenco, Mexico · 14349 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034mc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.