Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 52km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 52km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Sun, Oct 17, 1982, 3:35 AM PDT (10:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 72 km E of San Vicente, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-17 10:35:23 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.651° N, 116.022° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
318°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.060 km NW of San Felipe, Mexico · 16052 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.775km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16052 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.9104km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.478km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16043 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.941km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.591km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.055km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.870km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.522km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16027 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.385km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16018 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 4.026 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 16000 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.6104km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.8107km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15997 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.595km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15997 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15997 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.5102km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.767 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 15996 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.469 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15996 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.699km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.8105km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.068 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.065 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 3.068 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.8101km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15995 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.498km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15995 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15995 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.696km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15995 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 4.172 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 15995 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 3.270 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 15995 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 3.969 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.4104km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.819km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.9108km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.868 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.597km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.975km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16057 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.267km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16058 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16058 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.874km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.668km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.951km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16062 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.851km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.115km W of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.527km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.256km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.689km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16065 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.639km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.533km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16067 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16067 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.333km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.223km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.434km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511659. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.