M2.8 earthquake 10km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jun 29, 1979, 9:24 PM PDT

UTC

1979-06-30 04:24:42 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.527° N, 115.449° 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

±0.18

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

192°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

20

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast10 kmWSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast11 kmS

After

1. 2.042km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jun 29, 9:50 PM GMT-7 · 17261 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.344km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXSat, Jun 30, 12:53 AM GMT-7 · 17261 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.338km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXSat, Jun 30, 5:58 PM GMT-7 · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.036km SSE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXSun, Jul 1, 1:57 AM GMT-7 · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.945km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Jul 1, 1:57 AM GMT-7 · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.929km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Jul 1, 2:14 AM GMT-7 · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
7. 3.240km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXSun, Jul 1, 2:30 AM GMT-7 · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.544km SSE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXSun, Jul 1, 2:50 AM GMT-7 · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.439km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Jul 1, 3:25 AM GMT-7 · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.129km E of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Jul 1, 4:47 AM GMT-7 · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.039km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Jul 1, 7:28 AM GMT-7 · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
12. 3.238km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Jul 1, 9:00 AM GMT-7 · 17259 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.542km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXMon, Jul 2, 4:01 PM GMT-7 · 17258 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
14. 3.344km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXMon, Jul 2, 8:52 PM GMT-7 · 17258 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.227km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 4, 5:56 PM PDT · 17256 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.440km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXWed, Jul 4, 10:10 PM GMT-7 · 17256 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.328km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jul 5, 1:18 AM PDT · 17256 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.52km WSW of Brawley, CAThu, Jul 5, 8:43 PM PDT · 17255 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
19. 2.544km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXThu, Jul 5, 9:59 PM GMT-7 · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.68km WNW of Somerton, AZFri, Jul 6, 12:50 AM MST · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
21. 1.726km NW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jul 8, 4:59 PM PDT · 17252 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
22. 1.711km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Jul 8, 6:54 PM PDT · 17252 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.241km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXMon, Jul 9, 3:26 PM GMT-7 · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
24. 1.59km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 9, 6:30 PM PDT · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
25. 2.222km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 11, 5:10 AM PDT · 17250 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
26. 2.543km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXThu, Jul 12, 7:45 PM GMT-7 · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.539km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, Jul 12, 10:29 PM GMT-7 · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
28. 2.341km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXFri, Jul 13, 2:50 AM GMT-7 · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.441km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXFri, Jul 13, 2:57 AM GMT-7 · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
30. 2.245km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXFri, Jul 13, 6:11 AM GMT-7 · 17247 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
31. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jul 13, 8:47 AM PDT · 17247 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
32. 2.640km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jul 13, 9:01 PM GMT-7 · 17247 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.714km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jul 15, 10:23 PM PDT · 17245 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
34. 2.39km ENE of El Centro, CAMon, Jul 16, 3:34 AM PDT · 17245 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
35. 2.39km NW of Imperial, CAMon, Jul 16, 1:38 PM PDT · 17244 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
36. 1.812km W of Niland, CATue, Jul 17, 3:38 AM PDT · 17244 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
37. 1.83km ENE of Heber, CATue, Jul 17, 5:24 AM PDT · 17244 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
38. 1.927km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 18, 12:31 AM PDT · 17243 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
39. 2.131km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jul 18, 10:15 AM PDT · 17242 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
40. 2.430km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jul 18, 10:23 AM PDT · 17242 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
41. 3.159km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jul 18, 11:51 AM PDT · 17242 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
42. 2.156km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jul 18, 10:36 PM PDT · 17242 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
43. 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jul 20, 8:45 AM PDT · 17240 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
44. 2.29km S of Mexicali, B.C., MXFri, Jul 20, 8:55 AM PDT · 17240 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
45. 2.021km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jul 21, 12:06 AM PDT · 17240 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.99km WSW of Brawley, CASat, Jul 21, 7:47 AM PDT · 17239 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
47. 2.644km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 23, 1:10 PM PDT · 17237 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
48. 2.647km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 23, 1:36 PM PDT · 17237 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
49. 2.88km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jul 23, 4:25 PM PDT · 17237 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
50. 2.19km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jul 23, 9:42 PM PDT · 17237 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
51. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, CATue, Jul 24, 11:41 AM PDT · 17236 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
52. 1.811km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jul 27, 4:22 AM PDT · 17234 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
53. 2.732km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jul 28, 2:18 PM PDT · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
54. 1.728km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jul 28, 2:25 PM PDT · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
55. 2.814km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jul 29, 6:57 AM PDT · 17231 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
56. 2.56km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Jul 29, 8:44 AM PDT · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
57. 2.531km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jul 29, 2:05 PM PDT · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
58. 1.710km SE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, Jul 30, 7:16 AM PDT · 17230 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
59. 2.138km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXTue, Jul 31, 10:48 PM GMT-7 · 17229 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
60. 2.637km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXWed, Aug 1, 10:38 AM GMT-7 · 17228 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

1. 1.713km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jun 29, 6:36 PM PDT · 17261 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.52km NE of Westmorland, CAFri, Jun 29, 12:58 PM PDT · 17261 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
3. 1.93km NE of Westmorland, CAFri, Jun 29, 12:22 PM PDT · 17261 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.430km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jun 29, 10:04 AM GMT-7 · 17261 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.442km E of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jun 29, 9:57 AM GMT-7 · 17261 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.33km NE of Westmorland, CAFri, Jun 29, 7:07 AM PDT · 17261 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.442km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXFri, Jun 29, 1:37 AM GMT-7 · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.542km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXFri, Jun 29, 1:37 AM GMT-7 · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
9. 3.135km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, Jun 28, 10:02 PM GMT-7 · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.013km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Jun 28, 4:01 PM PDT · 17262 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.839km E of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, Jun 28, 2:50 PM GMT-7 · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.634km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, Jun 28, 1:14 PM GMT-7 · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
13. 3.032km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, Jun 28, 1:05 PM GMT-7 · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.238km SSE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXThu, Jun 28, 6:17 AM GMT-7 · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.545km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXThu, Jun 28, 5:53 AM GMT-7 · 17262 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.044km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXThu, Jun 28, 4:54 AM GMT-7 · 17263 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.044km E of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, Jun 28, 2:43 AM GMT-7 · 17263 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.242km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXThu, Jun 28, 2:38 AM GMT-7 · 17263 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.241km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXThu, Jun 28, 1:55 AM GMT-7 · 17263 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.14km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Jun 27, 11:35 PM PDT · 17263 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350310. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.