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M2.7 earthquake 8km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MX on Mon, Oct 10, 1932, 1:08 PM GMT-8 (21:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 43km NE of Holtville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1932-10-10 21:08:02 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.714° N, 115.421° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34327 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.19km NNW of Imperial, CA · 34326 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.643km NE of Holtville, CA · 34323 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.511km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34320 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.612km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 34305 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.717km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 34301 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.841km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34295 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.322km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 34282 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.44km NE of Heber, CA · 34281 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.34km NE of Heber, CA · 34281 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.715km W of Imperial, CA · 34327 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.313km WSW of Heber, CA · 34327 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34327 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.711km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34327 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.43km NW of El Centro, CA · 34327 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.839km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34327 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.812km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34328 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.312km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34328 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.18km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34328 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34328 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.51 km S of Calexico, California · 34328 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.54km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34328 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.012km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34328 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.86km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34329 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.54km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34329 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.023km W of Imperial, CA · 34329 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.74km SW of El Centro, CA · 34329 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.19km WSW of Calexico, CA · 34329 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.04km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34329 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.14km WNW of Holtville, CA · 34329 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359355. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.