M2.0 earthquake 29km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 17, 1981, 10:13 PM PST

UTC

1981-11-18 06:13:24 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.356° N, 115.737° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

282°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast34 kmSSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast40 kmSW

After

1. 1.512km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Nov 18, 7:39 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Nov 19, 1:56 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Nov 19, 8:04 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
4. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 19, 10:04 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Nov 20, 6:26 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
6. 1.78km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Nov 20, 6:30 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
7. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Nov 20, 10:26 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Nov 21, 12:12 AM PST · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 22, 4:16 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Nov 23, 4:25 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
11. 2.474km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Nov 24, 2:02 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MXTue, Nov 24, 4:44 PM PST · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
13. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Nov 25, 7:16 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
14. 1.55km NNW of Brawley, CAThu, Nov 26, 12:08 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
15. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Nov 26, 5:25 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
16. 1.61km WSW of El Centro, CAThu, Nov 26, 11:23 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.012km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Nov 28, 8:22 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CASat, Nov 28, 8:32 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.712km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 9:36 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.98km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Nov 28, 6:43 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
21. 2.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 29, 9:46 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.614km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Nov 30, 2:15 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
23. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 30, 3:38 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
24. 2.812km N of Westmorland, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:14 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
25. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 30, 11:04 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 1, 4:28 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
27. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 1, 7:23 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
28. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 1, 10:14 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 1, 5:47 PM PST · 16366 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.814km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Dec 1, 7:00 PM PST · 16366 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
31. 1.63km WNW of Brawley, CAWed, Dec 2, 7:04 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
32. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Dec 3, 11:07 PM PST · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
33. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CASat, Dec 5, 3:13 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
34. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 9, 11:21 PM PST · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
35. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 10, 4:10 AM PST · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
36. 1.523km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Dec 13, 2:12 AM PST · 16355 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
37. 1.66km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 13, 8:19 AM PST · 16355 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
38. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CASun, Dec 13, 11:39 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
39. 3.475km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Dec 16, 2:27 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
40. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Dec 16, 1:53 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
41. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 16, 5:32 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
42. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Dec 17, 4:10 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Dec 18, 2:47 PM PST · 16350 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
44. 2.110km WSW of Imperial, CAFri, Dec 18, 3:40 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
45. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Dec 19, 4:29 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
46. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 19, 7:28 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
47. 1.62km E of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 20, 12:57 PM PST · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
48. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 20, 5:10 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
49. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 21, 2:19 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
50. 2.432km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Dec 22, 4:51 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
51. 1.811km WNW of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 24, 2:22 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
52. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 24, 5:51 PM PST · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
53. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Dec 26, 3:47 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
54. 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Dec 26, 7:14 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
55. 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 26, 2:40 PM PST · 16342 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
56. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CASun, Dec 27, 11:53 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
57. 1.812km NW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 9:36 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
58. 1.820km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 6:03 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
59. 1.821km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 6:05 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
60. 1.948km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 30, 5:40 PM PST · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

1. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Nov 17, 9:03 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
2. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Nov 17, 3:44 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Nov 17, 1:38 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.85km S of Brawley, CASun, Nov 15, 4:41 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.714km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Nov 15, 3:54 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
6. 1.822km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 13, 5:59 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.54km NW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Nov 13, 2:19 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 12, 11:34 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
9. 3.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 12, 11:27 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.477km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Nov 11, 9:27 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
11. 3.876km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Nov 11, 1:52 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Nov 11, 11:01 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
13. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 11, 5:21 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.878km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Nov 10, 10:39 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Nov 10, 9:52 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.76km WSW of Imperial, CAMon, Nov 9, 7:54 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
18. 3.378km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Nov 6, 8:48 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 6, 2:34 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXThu, Nov 5, 3:35 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527152. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC.