M2.4 earthquake 4km SW of Mexicali, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4km SW of Mexicali, B.C., MX on Tue, Sep 28, 1982, 11:01 AM PDT (18:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 4km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-28 18:01:46 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.622° N, 115.499° 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
- 193°, 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: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.85km SW of Salton City, CA · 16072 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16071 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.823km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.413km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.816km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.24km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.84km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 16067 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.88km W of Imperial, CA · 16065 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 16065 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.024km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16064 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.95km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16064 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.85km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16064 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.75km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.65km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.919km W of Westmorland, CA · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16062 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.324km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.924km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16062 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 16062 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 16061 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.224km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16061 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.668km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.874km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.54km SW of Salton City, CA · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.76km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 16057 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.09km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16057 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.975km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16057 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.124km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16052 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.88km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16052 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.910km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16052 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.04km SW of Salton City, CA · 16051 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.69km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16050 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 16050 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.65km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16049 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.46km SW of Salton City, CA · 16049 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.09km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.74km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.83km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16047 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 16045 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.320km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.99km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16035 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.04km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16034 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.870km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.59km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.319km ESE of Julian, CA · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.219km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.48km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16027 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.93km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16027 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.015km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16026 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.08km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
The first 60 of 79.
Before
- 1.823km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.223km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16072 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.215km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 16074 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16074 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.74km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.25km SW of Salton City, CA · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.922km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.223km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.34km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16080 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.914km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.912km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.320km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.419km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 16084 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.518km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.07km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.419km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
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