M1.5 earthquake 9km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Mar 5, 1983, 5:28 AM PST

UTC

1983-03-05 13:28:21 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.434° N, 115.165° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

219°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast17 kmNNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast35 kmSE

After

1. 1.614km W of Imperial, CASat, Mar 5, 9:38 PM PST · 15916 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
2. 3.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Mar 8, 1:22 PM PST · 15913 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.312km NW of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 8, 9:57 PM PST · 15913 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.913km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Mar 8, 11:10 PM PST · 15913 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.63km SSW of Brawley, CAFri, Mar 11, 1:46 AM PST · 15911 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CASun, Mar 13, 8:15 PM PST · 15908 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.812km NW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Mar 14, 12:25 PM PST · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.111km NNW of Holtville, CAMon, Mar 14, 5:46 PM PST · 15907 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
9. 2.321km SW of Westmorland, CAThu, Mar 17, 4:42 PM PST · 15904 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.724km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Mar 20, 11:24 AM PST · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.37km WSW of Holtville, CASun, Mar 20, 5:17 PM PST · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.754km SSE of Campo, CAMon, Mar 21, 11:25 AM PST · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.68km SW of Holtville, CAMon, Mar 21, 11:52 PM PST · 15900 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.112km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Mar 22, 1:34 PM PST · 15899 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.38km W of Holtville, CAThu, Mar 24, 1:03 AM PST · 15898 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
16. 1.68km ENE of Heber, CAThu, Mar 24, 1:05 AM PST · 15898 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Mar 24, 9:14 AM PST · 15898 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.873km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 24, 4:39 PM PST · 15897 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Mar 25, 11:02 AM PST · 15897 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.519km W of Westmorland, CASat, Mar 26, 2:23 AM PST · 15896 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.30km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 26, 6:54 AM PST · 15896 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
22. 2.34km E of Westmorland, CASun, Mar 27, 10:41 AM PST · 15895 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
23. 1.77km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, Mar 31, 3:00 PM PST · 15890 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
24. 2.058km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Apr 3, 6:27 AM PST · 15888 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
25. 1.50km WNW of Brawley, CASun, Apr 3, 12:39 PM PST · 15887 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.55km WNW of Brawley, CAWed, Apr 6, 6:05 AM PST · 15885 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
27. 2.172km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Apr 9, 5:18 AM PST · 15882 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
28. 1.518km W of Imperial, CASat, Apr 9, 10:47 AM PST · 15882 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
29. 2.424km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Apr 10, 7:37 AM PST · 15881 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
30. 2.17km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Apr 12, 10:58 PM PST · 15878 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
31. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Apr 14, 11:30 PM PST · 15876 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
32. 1.913km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Apr 14, 11:53 PM PST · 15876 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
33. 1.911km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Apr 15, 1:13 AM PST · 15876 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
34. 3.27km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 15, 8:33 AM PST · 15876 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
35. 1.810km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 15, 9:41 AM PST · 15876 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.510km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 15, 9:53 AM PST · 15876 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
37. 2.310km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 15, 10:59 AM PST · 15876 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
38. 2.910km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 15, 11:05 AM PST · 15876 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
39. 1.625km W of Westmorland, CAFri, Apr 15, 4:00 PM PST · 15875 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
40. 1.73km SSW of Westmorland, CASun, Apr 17, 3:11 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
41. 1.94km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 18, 9:59 AM PST · 15873 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.310km W of Niland, CATue, Apr 19, 9:53 PM PST · 15871 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
43. 2.09km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Apr 22, 3:31 AM PST · 15869 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.54km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Apr 22, 3:53 AM PST · 15869 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
45. 1.74km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Apr 22, 4:48 AM PST · 15869 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
46. 1.98km SSE of Brawley, CASun, Apr 24, 4:04 AM PDT · 15867 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
47. 2.336km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Apr 27, 10:05 PM PDT · 15863 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
48. 1.915km WNW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 29, 6:05 PM PDT · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
49. 2.06km S of Brawley, CAMon, May 2, 12:18 PM PDT · 15859 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
50. 1.96km S of Brawley, CAMon, May 2, 12:48 PM PDT · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

Before

1. 1.94km NE of Westmorland, CAThu, Mar 3, 3:54 AM PST · 15919 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.613km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Feb 28, 9:30 AM PST · 15922 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.55km S of Brawley, CASun, Feb 27, 6:24 PM PST · 15922 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.029km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Feb 27, 2:32 PM PST · 15922 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.77km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 25, 11:13 PM PST · 15924 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.07km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 25, 11:10 PM PST · 15924 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.97km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 25, 9:00 AM PST · 15925 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.97km S of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 25, 2:57 AM PST · 15925 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.911km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Feb 22, 12:27 AM PST · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
10. 3.18km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Feb 21, 9:40 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.413km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Feb 21, 5:25 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.310km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Feb 21, 5:23 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.613km NNE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Feb 21, 6:36 AM PST · 15929 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.519km NNE of Ocotillo, CASat, Feb 19, 2:09 AM PST · 15931 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.918km N of Ocotillo, CASat, Feb 19, 1:52 AM PST · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
16. 3.312km NW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Feb 18, 11:31 PM PST · 15931 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.819km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 17, 3:27 PM PST · 15932 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.320km W of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 17, 3:22 PM PST · 15932 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.720km ENE of Brawley, CAThu, Feb 17, 7:27 AM PST · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.916km SSW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Feb 16, 11:15 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1102416. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.