Mexico earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX on Sun, May 3, 1981, 5:39 AM PDT (12:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12km WNW of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-03 12:39:30 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.482° N, 115.440° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.65km N of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.612km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.710km S of Salton City, CA · 16563 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.77km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16563 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.78km NW of Calipatria, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.87km E of Imperial, CA · 16562 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.334km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.339km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.514km S of Salton City, CA · 16561 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16560 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16560 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.114km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.75km N of Westmorland, CA · 16559 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.85km SSW of Niland, CA · 16559 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 16557 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.67km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16557 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.85km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.86km S of Salton City, CA · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16556 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.62km S of Brawley, CA · 16554 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.37km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.055km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.96km E of Niland, CA · 16554 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.85km ESE of Niland, CA · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16553 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.84km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.24km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.570km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.25km S of Salton City, CA · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.47km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16551 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16551 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.35km S of Salton City, CA · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.88km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16549 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.513km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 16548 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16548 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.62km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16547 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16547 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.67km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16546 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.15km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 195.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515305. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.