M1.9 earthquake 8km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX on Sat, Dec 11, 1982, 12:49 AM PST (08:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 72km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
- 1.9 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-11 08:49:04 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.534° N, 115.275° 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
- 199°, 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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.819km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15996 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15996 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.19km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15996 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.18km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 15993 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.25km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15987 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.911km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.09km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15981 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.310km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.19km SW of Holtville, CA · 15978 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.571km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.53km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 15977 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 15976 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.516km SSE of Salton City, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.619km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15976 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.15km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15975 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.616km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15971 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.54km W of Brawley, CA · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.055km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.866km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.538km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15969 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.472km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.861km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.921km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.923km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15958 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.12km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15957 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15956 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.326km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15956 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.928km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15956 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.327km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15956 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.028km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15956 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.028km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15956 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.528km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15956 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.516km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15956 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.618km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15954 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.063km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.47km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15953 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.223km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15953 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.37km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.55km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15950 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.920km E of Brawley, CA · 15949 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.820km E of Brawley, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.621km E of Brawley, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.921km ENE of Brawley, CA · 15949 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.621km ENE of Brawley, CA · 15949 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.721km E of Brawley, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.820km E of Brawley, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
The first 60 of 68.
Before
- 1.814km NW of Imperial, CA · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.44km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16001 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.38km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16001 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.64km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16001 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.55km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16001 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.75km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16003 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.016km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16005 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 16007 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.225km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16008 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.76km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16010 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.05km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.35km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16014 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.25km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16014 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.85km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.96km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16014 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.96km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.111km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.87km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16017 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.117km N of Ocotillo, CA · 16019 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.617km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16019 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
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