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M4.5 earthquake 4km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 4km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX on Sun, Oct 9, 1932, 2:50 PM GMT-8 (22:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 1 km S of Calexico, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1932-10-09 22:50:41 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.640° N, 115.430° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
328°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.51 km S of Calexico, California · 34316 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.18km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.312km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.812km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.839km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.43km NW of El Centro, CA · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.711km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.313km WSW of Heber, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.715km W of Imperial, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.78km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.611km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.19km NNW of Imperial, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.643km NE of Holtville, CA · 34311 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.511km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34308 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.612km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34305 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 34293 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.717km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 34289 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.841km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34283 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.322km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 34270 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.44km NE of Heber, CA · 34269 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.34km NE of Heber, CA · 34269 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.012km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.86km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.54km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.023km W of Imperial, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.74km SW of El Centro, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.19km WSW of Calexico, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.04km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.14km WNW of Holtville, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.712km E of Ocotillo, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.817km W of Imperial, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.18km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34318 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.043km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34318 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.84km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34323 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.311km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34324 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.917km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34333 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359345. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.