Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 32km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 32km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Dec 9, 1983, 5:03 AM PST (13:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 53km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-09 13:03:44 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.047° N, 116.348° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
0°
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: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.053km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.750km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.950km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.510km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.258km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.822km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15624 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.048km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.638km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.758km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.34km S of Pine Valley, CA · 15619 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.122km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15618 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.124km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.756km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15615 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.94km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15614 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15612 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15611 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.770km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.536km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 3.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.539km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.616km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15605 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 3.055km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 3.053 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.86km WNW of Imperial Beach, CA · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.228km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.954km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.745km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15600 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.088km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15600 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.838km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.028km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.628km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.52km N of Chula Vista, CA · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.845km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.863km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15596 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.117km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15595 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.638km SSE of Campo, CA · 15595 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15594 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15592 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.832km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15590 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.625km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.925km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.528km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.726km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.625km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.531km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.870km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.830km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.639km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.540km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.976km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15645 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.326km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15645 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci28241. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.