Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX on Mon, Jan 19, 1981, 11:25 AM PST (19:25 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 66km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-19 19:25:13 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.480° N, 115.471° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 20.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.833km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.728km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.713km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.811km W of Imperial, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.210km W of Niland, CA · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.811km WNW of Niland, CA · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.513km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.85km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.86km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.35km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16678 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.15km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16678 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.818km ENE of Campo, CA · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.98km W of Calipatria, CA · 16678 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.626km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16677 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.87km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16677 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CA · 16677 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.88km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16676 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16676 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.08km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.75km SW of Holtville, CA · 16673 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.64km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.221km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16670 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.178km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.219km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.619km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16667 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.314km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16667 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.18km N of Westmorland, CA · 16667 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.18km S of Salton City, CA · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.116km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.46km S of Salton City, CA · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.97km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.99km SW of Salton City, CA · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.06km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.127km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.74km S of Salton City, CA · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.68km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16650 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.99km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.55km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.76km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16683 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16683 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.813km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16684 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.67km W of Calipatria, CA · 16686 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.560km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16687 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.16km S of Brawley, CA · 16688 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.26km S of Brawley, CA · 16690 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.29km W of Calipatria, CA · 16690 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.015km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.99km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.619km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16694 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.05km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16694 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.646km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.824km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16697 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16697 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16697 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16698 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16698 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.96km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12250655. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.