Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX on Mon, Mar 1, 1982, 12:18 AM PST (08:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-03-01 08:18:01 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.449° N, 115.414° 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
243°, 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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28km S of Brawley, CA · 16284 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.68km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16284 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.88km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16284 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.88km NE of Imperial, CA · 16284 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.918km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16283 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.98km ENE of El Centro, CA · 16281 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16280 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16279 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.818km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.015km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16276 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.17km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16276 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.69km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.09km NE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.68km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 3.38km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16270 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.17km W of Holtville, CA · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16269 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16269 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16268 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 3.059km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.513km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.021km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.95km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.83km SW of Brawley, CA · 16261 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.83km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.922km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.93km SW of Brawley, CA · 16261 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.03km SW of Brawley, CA · 16261 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.82km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16260 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.866km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 3.727km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.714km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16257 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 3.240km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.840km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.840km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 3.323km SE of Campo, CA · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.539km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16253 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.657km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16252 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.512km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.770km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.748km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16249 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.924km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16249 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 3.259km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16247 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.96km NE of Imperial, CA · 16246 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.218km W of Westmorland, CA · 16246 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.010km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.915km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.02km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16287 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.34km N of Imperial, CA · 16288 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16289 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.919km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.936km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16292 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.816km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.93km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.911km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.99km SW of Brawley, CA · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16293 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16293 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.814km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.723km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.224km SE of Campo, CA · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.022km ESE of Campo, CA · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.116km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3008971. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.