Mexico earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 54km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 54km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Jul 5, 1983, 1:25 PM PDT (20:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 67km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-05 20:25:22 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.148° N, 115.843° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
265°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.451km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15788 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.266km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.239km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15787 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.14km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.817km NNE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.18km SW of Holtville, CA · 15783 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.89km WNW of Holtville, CA · 15782 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.353km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15781 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.156km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.49km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.410km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.78km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.461km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15777 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15777 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15775 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.138km S of Campo, CA · 15775 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.013km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15775 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.414km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15775 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.423km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15772 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15771 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.953km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15771 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15771 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.833km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15768 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.07km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15765 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.756km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15763 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.14km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15763 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.689km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15761 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.581km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15759 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.749km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15754 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.557km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15754 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.622km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 3.336km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15752 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 15752 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 15749 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.13km N of Brawley, CA · 15749 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.222km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15747 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.722km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15747 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.011km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 4.067km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15745 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.822km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15745 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15743 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.927km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.916km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.351km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15741 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.024km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15740 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.041km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15791 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.650km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 15791 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15792 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.360km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.02km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.18km SW of Holtville, CA · 15793 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 15793 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 15793 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 15793 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.37km SW of Holtville, CA · 15793 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.365km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15794 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.055km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15794 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.650km SE of Campo, CA · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.855km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.252km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.910km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.277km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.511km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15797 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12328027. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC.