Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX on Wed, Jun 17, 1981, 2:13 PM PDT (21:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7km S of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-17 21:13:02 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.719° N, 115.396° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 170.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517880. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.