M1.7 earthquake 7km E of Puebla, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.7 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Apr 14, 1978, 10:05 AM PST

UTC

1978-04-14 18:05:04 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.576° N, 115.277° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

211°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast7 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast18 kmESE

After

1. 2.55km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 2:19 PM PST · 17693 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.28km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 2:31 PM PST · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 6:32 PM PST · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CASat, Apr 15, 12:45 AM PST · 17693 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.18km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 15, 6:11 AM PST · 17692 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.610km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Apr 15, 6:20 AM PST · 17692 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.310km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Apr 16, 6:46 AM PST · 17691 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
8. 1.522km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Apr 16, 8:52 AM PST · 17691 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.64km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 17, 8:17 PM PST · 17690 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.52km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Apr 18, 2:19 AM PST · 17690 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.87km S of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Apr 19, 5:06 AM PST · 17688 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
12. 1.813km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Apr 19, 6:51 AM PST · 17688 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.810km W of Niland, CAThu, Apr 20, 4:52 AM PST · 17687 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.88km W of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 20, 2:40 PM PST · 17687 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.910km W of Niland, CAFri, Apr 21, 11:46 PM PST · 17686 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.56km NE of Westmorland, CASun, Apr 23, 9:04 AM PST · 17684 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
17. 1.97km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Apr 24, 4:05 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.99km W of Holtville, CAMon, Apr 24, 9:47 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.55km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 24, 2:49 PM PST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
20. 1.84km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 24, 2:53 PM PST · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
21. 2.25km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 24, 8:58 PM PST · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
22. 1.95km SE of Westmorland, CAMon, Apr 24, 9:13 PM PST · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
23. 2.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Apr 25, 12:44 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
24. 1.53km SE of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 25, 2:59 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
25. 1.75km SE of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 25, 10:44 AM PST · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
26. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CATue, Apr 25, 10:25 PM PST · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
27. 1.74km SE of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 26, 12:17 AM PST · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
28. 2.27km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Apr 26, 11:03 PM PST · 17681 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
29. 2.35km SE of Westmorland, CAThu, Apr 27, 12:28 AM PST · 17681 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.65km SE of Westmorland, CAThu, Apr 27, 4:40 AM PST · 17680 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
31. 1.55km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Apr 27, 11:24 PM PST · 17680 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.519km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Apr 28, 5:53 AM PST · 17679 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
33. 2.010km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 29, 8:09 PM PST · 17678 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
34. 2.15km WNW of Brawley, CASun, Apr 30, 11:57 AM PDT · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
35. 1.54km WNW of Brawley, CASun, Apr 30, 10:51 PM PDT · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
36. 2.012km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 1, 1:01 AM PDT · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
37. 2.412km SW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, May 1, 2:39 AM PDT · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
38. 2.36km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, May 1, 9:10 AM PDT · 17676 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
39. 2.15km NW of Holtville, CAMon, May 1, 4:56 PM PDT · 17676 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
40. 2.16km NNW of Holtville, CAMon, May 1, 6:58 PM PDT · 17676 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
41. 1.86km NW of Holtville, CAMon, May 1, 9:23 PM PDT · 17676 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
42. 3.16km NW of Holtville, CAMon, May 1, 11:17 PM PDT · 17676 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
43. 1.96km NW of Holtville, CAMon, May 1, 11:23 PM PDT · 17676 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
44. 1.86km NW of Holtville, CATue, May 2, 12:25 AM PDT · 17676 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
45. 2.76km NW of Holtville, CATue, May 2, 1:38 AM PDT · 17676 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
46. 1.611km W of Niland, CATue, May 2, 2:24 AM PDT · 17676 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
47. 1.85km NW of Holtville, CATue, May 2, 3:21 AM PDT · 17676 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
48. 2.97km NW of Holtville, CATue, May 2, 3:37 AM PDT · 17676 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
49. 2.17km NW of Holtville, CATue, May 2, 5:12 AM PDT · 17675 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
50. 1.86km NW of Holtville, CATue, May 2, 5:13 AM PDT · 17675 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
51. 1.96km NNW of Holtville, CATue, May 2, 5:58 AM PDT · 17675 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
52. 2.26km NW of Holtville, CATue, May 2, 11:50 AM PDT · 17675 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
53. 1.74km NW of Holtville, CATue, May 2, 8:46 PM PDT · 17675 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
54. 1.724km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 3, 9:42 AM PDT · 17674 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
55. 1.612km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, May 3, 12:38 PM PDT · 17674 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
56. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CAWed, May 3, 5:36 PM PDT · 17674 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
57. 2.72km E of Delta, B.C., MXThu, May 4, 8:57 AM PDT · 17673 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
58. 5.014km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 5, 2:03 PM PDT · 17672 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
59. 2.712km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 5, 2:37 PM PDT · 17672 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
60. 3.511km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 5, 2:44 PM PDT · 17672 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338861. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.