Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 49km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Sep 15, 1983, 1:39 AM PDT (08:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-15 08:39:11 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.168° N, 115.782° 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
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
254°, 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: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15717 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.749km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.256km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.41km S of Brawley, CA · 15715 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.813km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.649km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.650km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15714 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.512km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15714 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.650km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.125km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15713 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.830km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.849km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.620km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.851km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 3.335km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15711 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.389km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15710 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.550km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15710 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15710 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.956km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15709 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15709 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CA · 15709 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.85km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15709 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.349km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.748km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.875km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.044km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.326km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.54km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15705 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15705 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.658km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.048km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.051km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.449km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15702 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.854km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.847km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15699 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.859km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15698 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.110km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.469km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.59km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15719 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.026km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.554km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.151km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.249km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.954km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15721 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.239km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.112km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.353km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

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