Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 48km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 48km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Aug 18, 1983, 11:17 PM PDT (06:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-08-19 06:17:38 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.187° N, 115.781° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15743 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.927km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.916km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.351km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15741 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.024km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15740 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.861km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.615km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15737 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.473km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.02km S of Brawley, CA · 15735 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.85km S of Brawley, CA · 15735 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.34km S of Brawley, CA · 15735 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.28km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.86km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.523km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.67km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.39km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.84km S of Brawley, CA · 15733 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.326km SSE of Campo, CA · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.126km SSE of Campo, CA · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.252km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.152km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.353km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.852km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.239km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.252km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.922km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15730 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.014km E of Ocotillo, CA · 15730 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.147km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.868km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.553km SSE of Campo, CA · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.648km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.652km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.924km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.638km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.852km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.955km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.354km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.450km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.056km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.624km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15725 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.223km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15723 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15723 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.249km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15723 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.353km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.112km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.239km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.822km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15745 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.067km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15745 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.011km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.722km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15747 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.222km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15747 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.13km N of Brawley, CA · 15749 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 15749 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 15752 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.336km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15752 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.622km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.557km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15754 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15754 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.749km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.581km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15759 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15761 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.689km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.14km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15763 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.756km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15763 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

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