Mexico earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, May 28, 1983, 3:22 PM PDT (22:22 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
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-28 22:22:12 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.254° N, 115.720° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
299°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.070km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.77km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.84km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15824 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.05km S of Brawley, CA · 15824 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.05km SE of Westmorland, CA · 15824 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.352km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.937km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15822 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.749km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15822 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.648km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15821 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.59 km NE of Nuevo Michoacán (Estación Riíto), Mexico · 15821 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.351 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.362 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.690km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.679km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.488km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.054km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15818 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15818 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.13km N of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15818 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.961km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.62km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.311km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15816 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.459km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15816 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 3.765 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 3.189km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.995km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.565 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.290km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 3.144 km ESE of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.827km SE of Campo, CA · 15815 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.687km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.689km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.591km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.052km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.835km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.655km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15812 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.852km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15812 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.412km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.5100km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.052km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.52km W of Brawley, CA · 15808 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 3.254km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15807 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.18km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15806 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15805 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15804 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.811km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15803 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15803 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.810km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15803 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.013km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15803 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.39km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15803 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.911km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15803 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 3.089km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15827 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 15831 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15831 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.311km W of Calipatria, CA · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.623km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.423km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15831 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15831 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15832 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.25km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15832 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.351km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15833 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15833 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.89km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15834 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1108713. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.