M2.5 earthquake 51km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, May 12, 1983, 2:11 PM PDT

UTC

1983-05-12 21:11:51 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.158° N, 115.792° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

271°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

15

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast56 kmSSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast61 kmSSW

After

1. 3.150km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 15, 7:58 AM PDT · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.747km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 16, 8:17 PM PDT · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.648km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 17, 10:59 PM PDT · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.942km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 19, 5:45 AM PDT · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.551km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, May 19, 10:16 AM PDT · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, May 19, 12:08 PM PDT · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.546km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 19, 7:54 PM PDT · 15836 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.016km W of Imperial, CAFri, May 20, 4:41 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.714km W of Imperial, CAFri, May 20, 4:48 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, May 20, 11:34 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.88km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, May 20, 4:14 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.554km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 21, 12:15 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
13. 3.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 21, 5:10 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:33 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:39 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:42 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:42 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:46 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.610km S of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:48 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
20. 3.964km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 21, 1:41 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
21. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 21, 3:50 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.89km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 21, 3:52 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 21, 10:25 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
24. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 22, 7:11 AM PDT · 15833 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
25. 1.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, May 23, 12:27 PM PDT · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.351km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 23, 1:59 PM PDT · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.25km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, May 23, 5:55 PM PDT · 15832 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
28. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, May 23, 6:31 PM PDT · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 23, 11:01 PM PDT · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
30. 2.423km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 24, 6:08 AM PDT · 15831 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
31. 1.623km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 24, 6:30 AM PDT · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 25, 9:08 AM PDT · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
33. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 25, 10:49 PM PDT · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
34. 3.089km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 28, 5:35 AM PDT · 15827 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
35. 1.538km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, May 28, 3:22 PM PDT · 15827 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.070km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 30, 7:17 AM PDT · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
37. 2.77km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, May 30, 4:28 PM PDT · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
38. 1.84km SSW of Brawley, CATue, May 31, 1:37 AM PDT · 15825 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
39. 2.05km S of Brawley, CATue, May 31, 2:56 AM PDT · 15825 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
40. 2.05km SE of Westmorland, CATue, May 31, 3:50 AM PDT · 15824 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
41. 2.352km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 31, 11:52 AM PDT · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
42. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MXTue, May 31, 11:51 PM PDT · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
43. 1.937km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jun 2, 8:44 AM PDT · 15822 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
44. 1.749km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jun 2, 10:20 PM PDT · 15822 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
45. 2.648km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jun 3, 1:09 AM PDT · 15822 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
46. 3.59 km NE of Nuevo Michoacán (Estación Riíto), MexicoFri, Jun 3, 8:08 PM PDT · 15821 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
47. 3.351 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), MexicoSat, Jun 4, 11:51 AM PDT · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
48. 2.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jun 4, 2:46 PM PDT · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
49. 3.362 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoSat, Jun 4, 2:54 PM PDT · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
50. 2.690km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jun 4, 8:14 PM PDT · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
51. 2.679km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 5, 1:18 AM PDT · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
52. 2.488km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 5, 3:55 AM PDT · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
53. 3.054km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 5, 2:33 PM PDT · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
54. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 5, 11:16 PM PDT · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
55. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jun 6, 3:55 AM PDT · 15818 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
56. 2.13km N of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jun 6, 9:16 PM PDT · 15818 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
57. 1.961km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jun 7, 9:20 AM PDT · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
58. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jun 7, 4:42 PM PDT · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
59. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 7, 7:22 PM PDT · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
60. 1.62km S of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 7, 9:03 PM PDT · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

1. 2.414km S of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, May 12, 12:54 PM PDT · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.553km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, May 12, 5:35 AM PDT · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.148km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, May 11, 11:59 PM PDT · 15844 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.348km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 9, 11:57 AM PDT · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CAMon, May 9, 10:51 AM PDT · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.655km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 8, 10:13 PM PDT · 15847 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 8, 9:42 PM PDT · 15847 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
8. 3.055km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 8, 8:53 PM PDT · 15847 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.255km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 8, 8:53 PM PDT · 15847 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.68km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, May 8, 3:10 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, May 6, 6:28 PM PDT · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.74km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, May 6, 5:24 AM PDT · 15849 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.83km WNW of Brawley, CAFri, May 6, 12:20 AM PDT · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, May 5, 11:58 PM PDT · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.68km NE of Imperial, CAWed, May 4, 10:48 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.67km NE of Imperial, CAWed, May 4, 10:33 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.54km S of Brawley, CAWed, May 4, 3:57 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.03km S of Brawley, CAWed, May 4, 3:55 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.17km NE of Imperial, CAWed, May 4, 3:53 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
20. 1.51km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, May 4, 3:52 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1107520. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.