Mexico earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 4km N of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 4km N of Puebla, B.C., MX on Sat, Dec 10, 1977, 9:57 PM PST (05:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5km WNW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1977-12-11 05:57:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.605° N, 115.359° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17812 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 17811 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.723km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17811 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.89km N of Westmorland, CA · 17811 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.610km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17810 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.526km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17808 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.626km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17808 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.711km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.811km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.111km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17807 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.710km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17807 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CA · 17807 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17806 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.728km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17806 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.012km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17806 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.54km SW of Imperial, CA · 17806 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.63km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.05km SW of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.76km SW of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.66km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.722km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17805 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.328km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17803 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 17802 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.74km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.26km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17801 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.64km NW of El Centro, CA · 17801 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.79km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.09km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17799 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.720km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17799 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 17799 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.26km SW of Salton City, CA · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.06km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17799 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.36km SW of Salton City, CA · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.26km SW of Salton City, CA · 17798 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.25km SW of Salton City, CA · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 17798 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.58km ENE of Heber, CA · 17798 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17797 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.97km W of Holtville, CA · 17797 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.87km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.66km W of Holtville, CA · 17797 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.015km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17797 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.97km W of Holtville, CA · 17796 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.05km SSW of Salton City, CA · 17796 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.89km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17796 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.210km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17796 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.49km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17796 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.16km SW of Salton City, CA · 17796 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.85km SW of Salton City, CA · 17795 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 17795 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.96km SW of Salton City, CA · 17795 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 17795 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 17795 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 17794 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 183.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336849 (also filed as usp0000s0t). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.