M1.6 earthquake 20km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Sep 20, 1983, 5:06 PM PDT

UTC

1983-09-21 00:06:20 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.637° N, 115.785° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

196°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast19 kmSSW
• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast20 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast31 kmW

After

1. 2.851km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 20, 10:21 PM PDT · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
2. 3.335km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 21, 1:34 AM PDT · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 21, 4:12 AM PDT · 15711 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.59km S of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:18 PM PDT · 15710 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.550km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 22, 12:47 AM PDT · 15710 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 22, 12:47 AM PDT · 15710 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.956km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Sep 23, 12:42 AM PDT · 15709 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 23, 1:25 AM PDT · 15709 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 23, 5:18 AM PDT · 15709 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.77km ENE of Westmorland, CAFri, Sep 23, 3:14 PM PDT · 15709 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
11. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:10 PM PDT · 15709 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.85km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Sep 23, 5:14 PM PDT · 15708 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.82km NE of Julian, CAFri, Sep 23, 8:28 PM PDT · 15708 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.349km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 24, 3:54 AM PDT · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.218km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Sep 24, 9:32 AM PDT · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Sep 24, 10:21 AM PDT · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 25, 6:02 AM PDT · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.748km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 25, 11:18 AM PDT · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.044km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 25, 1:20 PM PDT · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.326km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Sep 26, 12:32 AM PDT · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.54km N of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Sep 26, 7:58 PM PDT · 15705 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
22. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 27, 3:55 AM PDT · 15705 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
23. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 27, 11:10 PM PDT · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.658km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 28, 5:06 PM PDT · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
25. 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 28, 7:00 PM PDT · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
26. 1.814km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Sep 29, 12:56 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.719km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 29, 8:07 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
28. 2.048km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 29, 9:20 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
29. 2.051km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 29, 8:18 PM PDT · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.614km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 30, 12:39 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 30, 12:48 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.449km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 30, 12:53 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
33. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Sep 30, 4:32 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
34. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CAFri, Sep 30, 5:24 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
35. 1.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 2, 3:08 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
36. 1.854km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 2, 6:47 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
37. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 2, 8:13 PM PDT · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.72km W of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 2, 11:12 PM PDT · 15699 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.847km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 12:13 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
40. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 3, 7:38 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
41. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Oct 3, 12:44 PM PDT · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
42. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 7:12 PM PDT · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
43. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 3, 8:12 PM PDT · 15698 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
44. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 3, 8:50 PM PDT · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
45. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 11:38 PM PDT · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
46. 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 4, 4:56 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
47. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CATue, Oct 4, 6:10 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
48. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Oct 4, 4:32 PM PDT · 15697 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
49. 1.913km W of Salton City, CAWed, Oct 5, 4:37 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
50. 2.18km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 6, 4:16 AM PDT · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
51. 1.813km SW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 6, 6:03 AM PDT · 15696 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
52. 2.310km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 6, 12:28 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
53. 1.924km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Oct 6, 5:04 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
54. 2.410km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 6, 8:50 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
55. 1.75km NNE of Westmorland, CAFri, Oct 7, 8:12 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
56. 1.856km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 7, 2:44 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
57. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 7, 3:21 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
58. 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 8, 6:10 AM PDT · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
59. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 8, 5:08 PM PDT · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
60. 2.07km E of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 9, 2:21 AM PDT · 15693 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

1. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 20, 10:46 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.510km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 20, 7:54 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 20, 6:24 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 20, 5:59 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.711km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 20, 3:37 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.849km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 19, 9:30 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.830km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXMon, Sep 19, 8:58 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.912km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 19, 6:27 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
9. 3.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 19, 5:08 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.06km SSW of North Shore, CAMon, Sep 19, 2:59 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.016km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 19, 12:13 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 19, 7:05 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 19, 6:23 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.125km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Sep 18, 9:15 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.650km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 18, 8:48 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.512km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Sep 18, 3:58 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Sep 18, 9:14 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.650km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 17, 10:23 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.649km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 17, 10:18 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.813km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Sep 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14964. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.