Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 54km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 54km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Mon, May 23, 1983, 6:31 PM PDT (01:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 65 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-24 01:31:13 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.124° N, 115.779° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15831 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.423km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15831 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.089km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15827 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.538km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15827 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.070km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.77km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.84km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15824 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.05km S of Brawley, CA · 15824 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.05km SE of Westmorland, CA · 15824 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.352km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.937km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15822 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.749km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15821 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.648km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15821 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.59 km NE of Nuevo Michoacán (Estación Riíto), Mexico · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.351 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.362 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.690km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15819 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.679km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.488km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.054km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15818 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15818 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.13km N of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.961km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15816 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.62km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 15816 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.311km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15816 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.459km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15816 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.765 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 3.189km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.995km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 3.565 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 3.290km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 3.144 km ESE of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.827km SE of Campo, CA · 15815 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.687km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.689km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.591km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.052km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.835km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.655km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15812 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.852km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15812 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.412km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.5100km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.052km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.52km W of Brawley, CA · 15807 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 3.254km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15807 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.18km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15805 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15805 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.811km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15803 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 2.25km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15832 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.351km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15833 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15833 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.89km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.964km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15834 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.610km S of Holtville, CA · 15834 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15834 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.554km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15834 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.88km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.714km W of Imperial, CA · 15835 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.016km W of Imperial, CA · 15835 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.546km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1108405. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.