M2.6 earthquake 7km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, May 11, 1979, 12:24 PM PDT

UTC

1979-05-11 19:24:32 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.593° N, 115.284° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

182°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

20

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast7 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast16 kmESE

After

1. 2.749km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, May 11, 1:47 PM GMT-7 · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.167km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 11, 3:06 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.030km SSE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXFri, May 11, 5:13 PM GMT-7 · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.76km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 2:59 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.97km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 9:55 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.56km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 10:17 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.57km N of Brawley, CAMon, May 14, 10:31 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 10:46 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.06km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 10:50 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CATue, May 15, 2:28 AM PDT · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.61km NW of Westmorland, CATue, May 15, 2:59 AM PDT · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.420km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, May 15, 6:10 AM PDT · 17310 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.953km SE of Campo, CATue, May 15, 10:20 AM PDT · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.612km W of Niland, CATue, May 15, 2:30 PM PDT · 17309 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.915km SSE of Bombay Beach, CATue, May 15, 3:07 PM PDT · 17309 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.85km NW of Brawley, CATue, May 15, 9:06 PM PDT · 17309 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.95km ESE of Westmorland, CATue, May 15, 11:32 PM PDT · 17309 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
18. 3.523km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 3:24 AM PDT · 17309 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 4:33 AM PDT · 17309 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
20. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 5:10 AM PDT · 17309 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 5:55 AM PDT · 17309 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
22. 1.725km NNE of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 16, 7:54 AM PDT · 17309 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 10:30 AM PDT · 17309 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
24. 2.517km W of Imperial, CAWed, May 16, 10:51 PM PDT · 17308 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.018km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, May 18, 11:43 PM PDT · 17306 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
26. 2.419km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, May 19, 3:13 AM PDT · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
27. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CASat, May 19, 11:08 AM PDT · 17305 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
28. 1.716km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, May 20, 6:40 PM PDT · 17304 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
29. 2.30km E of El Centro, CAMon, May 21, 3:33 AM PDT · 17304 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.519km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, May 21, 8:14 AM PDT · 17304 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
31. 2.212km WNW of Imperial, CAWed, May 23, 12:31 PM PDT · 17301 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
32. 1.66km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, May 24, 12:24 AM PDT · 17301 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
33. 1.99km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, May 24, 11:36 AM PDT · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, May 26, 12:08 AM PDT · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.717km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, May 26, 12:37 AM PDT · 17299 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
36. 2.27km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 26, 10:16 AM PDT · 17299 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
37. 1.917km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, May 26, 6:42 PM PDT · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
38. 2.512km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, May 27, 10:57 PM PDT · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
39. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 28, 10:21 PM PDT · 17296 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
40. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 29, 3:06 AM PDT · 17296 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
41. 2.910km SW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, May 29, 1:17 PM PDT · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.810km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, May 30, 4:46 AM PDT · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
43. 2.769km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 30, 11:08 AM PDT · 17294 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
44. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, Jun 1, 1:13 AM PDT · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
45. 2.12km WSW of Imperial, CAFri, Jun 1, 5:35 AM PDT · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
46. 3.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 2:19 PM PDT · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
47. 2.38km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 2:23 PM PDT · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
48. 3.114km W of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 2:30 PM PDT · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
49. 1.75km SSW of Brawley, CAFri, Jun 1, 7:09 PM PDT · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
50. 1.910km NW of Holtville, CASat, Jun 2, 4:24 PM PDT · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
51. 1.84km S of Brawley, CASun, Jun 3, 8:35 AM PDT · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
52. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Jun 4, 6:37 AM PDT · 17290 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
53. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 5, 9:45 PM PDT · 17288 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
54. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CAThu, Jun 7, 1:54 PM PDT · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
55. 2.913km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 7, 5:38 PM PDT · 17286 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
56. 2.814km SW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 8, 3:02 AM PDT · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
57. 1.917km W of Westmorland, CAFri, Jun 8, 4:04 AM PDT · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
58. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CASat, Jun 9, 3:50 AM PDT · 17285 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.621km N of Ocotillo, CASat, Jun 9, 7:26 PM PDT · 17284 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
60. 2.611km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jun 10, 9:49 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.619km WNW of Imperial, CAFri, May 11, 3:23 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.05km NW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, May 11, 12:26 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.710km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, May 9, 4:46 PM PDT · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.141km E of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXTue, May 8, 11:40 AM GMT-7 · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.42km NW of Imperial, CATue, May 8, 2:15 AM PDT · 17317 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.36km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, May 6, 1:39 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 11:22 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.89km ENE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 10:29 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.410km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 9:23 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
10. 3.09km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 9:18 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.09km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 9:18 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.013km WNW of Ocotillo, CASun, May 6, 9:01 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 7:52 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.68km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 7:47 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.78km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 7:41 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 7:20 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CASun, May 6, 7:19 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.59km NE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 7:13 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.59km NE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 7:13 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 7:13 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3349039. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.