M2.4 earthquake 10km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.4 (mh), micro

Local time

Sun, Apr 2, 1978, 10:18 AM PST

UTC

1978-04-02 18:18:42 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.498° N, 115.430° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

196°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast10 kmSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast15 kmS

After

1. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 13, 8:08 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
2. 2.77km W of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 13, 8:13 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.18km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 13, 8:16 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.08km W of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 13, 8:36 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 13, 8:46 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 13, 8:47 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
7. 1.78km NE of Heber, CAThu, Apr 13, 8:48 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.67km ENE of Heber, CAThu, Apr 13, 8:49 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.78km NE of Heber, CAThu, Apr 13, 8:59 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.58km NE of Heber, CAThu, Apr 13, 9:03 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
11. 1.87km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 13, 9:24 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.88km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Apr 14, 12:39 AM PST · 17694 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, Apr 14, 1:53 AM PST · 17694 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
14. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, Apr 14, 4:46 AM PST · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.57km ENE of Imperial, CAFri, Apr 14, 5:08 AM PST · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, Apr 14, 7:27 AM PST · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.434km SSE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXFri, Apr 14, 10:07 AM GMT-7 · 17693 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.628km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 10:40 AM GMT-7 · 17693 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.77km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 10:05 AM PST · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
20. 3.243km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 1:08 PM PST · 17693 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.55km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 2:19 PM PST · 17693 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
22. 2.28km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 2:31 PM PST · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
23. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 6:32 PM PST · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
24. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CASat, Apr 15, 12:45 AM PST · 17693 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
25. 2.18km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 15, 6:11 AM PST · 17692 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
26. 1.610km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Apr 15, 6:20 AM PST · 17692 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
27. 1.927km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Apr 15, 10:18 PM PST · 17692 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
28. 2.310km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Apr 16, 6:46 AM PST · 17691 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
29. 1.522km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Apr 16, 8:52 AM PST · 17691 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
30. 1.64km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 17, 8:17 PM PST · 17690 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.52km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Apr 18, 2:19 AM PST · 17690 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
32. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 18, 11:53 PM PST · 17689 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
33. 1.87km S of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Apr 19, 5:06 AM PST · 17688 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
34. 1.813km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Apr 19, 6:51 AM PST · 17688 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
35. 1.810km W of Niland, CAThu, Apr 20, 4:52 AM PST · 17687 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
36. 1.88km W of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 20, 2:40 PM PST · 17687 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
37. 2.250km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 21, 2:14 PM PST · 17686 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.910km W of Niland, CAFri, Apr 21, 11:46 PM PST · 17686 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.56km NE of Westmorland, CASun, Apr 23, 9:04 AM PST · 17684 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
40. 1.97km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Apr 24, 4:05 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
41. 1.99km W of Holtville, CAMon, Apr 24, 9:47 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
42. 1.55km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 24, 2:49 PM PST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.84km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 24, 2:53 PM PST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
44. 2.25km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 24, 8:58 PM PST · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
45. 1.95km SE of Westmorland, CAMon, Apr 24, 9:13 PM PST · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
46. 2.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Apr 25, 12:44 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
47. 1.53km SE of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 25, 2:59 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
48. 1.75km SE of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 25, 10:44 AM PST · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
49. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CATue, Apr 25, 10:25 PM PST · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
50. 1.74km SE of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 26, 12:17 AM PST · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
51. 2.27km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Apr 26, 11:03 PM PST · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
52. 2.35km SE of Westmorland, CAThu, Apr 27, 12:28 AM PST · 17681 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
53. 1.65km SE of Westmorland, CAThu, Apr 27, 4:40 AM PST · 17680 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
54. 1.55km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Apr 27, 11:24 PM PST · 17680 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
55. 2.519km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Apr 28, 5:53 AM PST · 17679 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
56. 2.363km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Apr 29, 1:15 AM PST · 17679 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
57. 2.010km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 29, 8:09 PM PST · 17678 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
58. 2.15km WNW of Brawley, CASun, Apr 30, 11:57 AM PDT · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
59. 1.54km WNW of Brawley, CASun, Apr 30, 10:51 PM PDT · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
60. 2.012km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 1, 1:01 AM PDT · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338537. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.