M1.7 earthquake 56km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 56km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Mon, Oct 31, 1983, 8:10 AM PST (16:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 55km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-31 16:10:40 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.098° N, 115.746° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 296°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15667 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.957km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15665 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.850km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15665 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.947km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.447km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15657 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.424km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15657 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.224km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.824km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15657 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.724km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15656 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.747km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15656 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.756km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.78km S of Brawley, CA · 15655 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.56km S of Brawley, CA · 15655 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15653 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15652 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 15652 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.28km SW of Holtville, CA · 15652 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15652 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15652 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.238km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15652 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.49km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15652 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.55km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.06km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.86km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.95km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15651 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.16km W of Brawley, CA · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 15651 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 15651 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.953km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.67km S of Brawley, CA · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.835km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.078km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.079km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.750km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.822km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.853km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.26km ESE of Imperial, CA · 15646 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.976km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.73km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15645 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.38km W of Heber, CA · 15645 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15643 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15643 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 15643 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.96km E of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.315km W of Imperial, CA · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15640 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.540km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.639km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.830km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
The first 60 of 110.
Before
- 2.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15668 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.847km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.79km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15670 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.910km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15670 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.185km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 15674 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15674 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.641km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15676 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15676 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.49km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15677 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15677 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.753km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15678 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.662km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.360km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.862km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.927km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
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