M1.8 earthquake 19km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Dec 15, 1982, 1:49 AM PST (09:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 8km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-15 09:49:51 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.461° N, 115.732° 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
- 302°, 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: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15988 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15988 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.19km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15988 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15987 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.18km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 15986 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 15985 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.346km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.325km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15981 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 15981 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.25km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15980 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.121km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15978 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.458km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.956km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.911km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15974 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.09km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15974 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.035km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15973 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.310km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15972 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.98km SW of Salton City, CA · 15971 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.19km SW of Holtville, CA · 15971 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15971 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.571km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15971 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.335km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.53km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15970 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 15969 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 15969 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.516km SSE of Salton City, CA · 15969 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.619km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15969 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.15km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.062 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15965 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.616km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.054km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.54km W of Brawley, CA · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.055km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.537km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.866km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.538km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15961 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.472km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.59km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15957 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15957 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15957 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15956 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.360km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15956 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.861km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15955 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.921km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15954 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.923km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.12km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15949 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.326km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15949 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.928km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15949 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
The first 60 of 116.
Before
- 2.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15989 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15989 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15991 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.313km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15991 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.814km NW of Imperial, CA · 15993 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15994 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.44km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.38km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.64km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.55km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 15996 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.75km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.016km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15998 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 15999 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.225km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16000 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.76km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16003 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.05km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 16007 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.35km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16007 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
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