Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 52km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 52km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sun, Oct 2, 1983, 3:08 AM PDT (10:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 35km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-02 10:08:22 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.162° N, 115.830° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
285°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.854km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.847km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15699 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.859km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15698 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.924km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.856km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15694 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.498km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.987km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.78km NE of Imperial, CA · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.741km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.633km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15688 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.82km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 15687 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.648km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.33km SE of Brawley, CA · 15687 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.74km SE of Brawley, CA · 15686 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.42km SE of Brawley, CA · 15686 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.23km SE of Brawley, CA · 15686 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.326km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.59km SW of Holtville, CA · 15685 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.843km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15685 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 3.228km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15685 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.920km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.83km N of Brawley, CA · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.523km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.927km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.862km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 3.360km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15682 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.662km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 3.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.753km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15680 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.49km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15680 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15679 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.641km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 3.185km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15676 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 15676 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.910km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.79km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.847km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15672 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15671 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15702 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.449km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.051km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.048km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.658km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15705 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.54km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15705 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.326km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.044km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.875km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.748km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.349km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.85km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15708 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CA · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci16872. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.