Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 54km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 54km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Nov 17, 1981, 9:03 AM PST (17:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 62km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-17 17:03:12 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.142° N, 115.824° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.512km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 16378 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.78km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.474km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.61km WSW of El Centro, CA · 16371 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16369 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.712km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, Mexico · 16369 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.614km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.814km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16366 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.63km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16365 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.523km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16355 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.66km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.475km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.110km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16349 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16349 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.34km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.62km E of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.432km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.85km S of Brawley, CA · 16383 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.714km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.312km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.54km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.477km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.876km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.878km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.76km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.378km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527130. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.