M1.5 earthquake 4km N of Puebla, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Sep 26, 1983, 7:58 PM PDT

UTC

1983-09-27 02:58:20 UTC

Depth

18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.599° N, 115.353° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

201°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast4 kmN
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast10 kmESE

After

1. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 27, 3:55 AM PDT · 15710 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.719km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 29, 8:07 AM PDT · 15708 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 30, 12:48 AM PDT · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.449km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 30, 12:53 AM PDT · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CAFri, Sep 30, 5:24 AM PDT · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 2, 3:08 AM PDT · 15705 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 3, 7:38 AM PDT · 15704 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Oct 3, 12:44 PM PDT · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 7:12 PM PDT · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 3, 8:12 PM PDT · 15704 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 3, 8:50 PM PDT · 15704 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 4, 4:56 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
13. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CATue, Oct 4, 6:10 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Oct 4, 4:32 PM PDT · 15703 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.18km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 6, 4:16 AM PDT · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.310km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 6, 12:28 PM PDT · 15701 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.924km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Oct 6, 5:04 PM PDT · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.410km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 6, 8:50 PM PDT · 15701 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.75km NNE of Westmorland, CAFri, Oct 7, 8:12 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 7, 3:21 PM PDT · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
21. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 8, 5:08 PM PDT · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.07km E of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 9, 2:21 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
23. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 9, 2:51 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
24. 1.78km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 10, 4:27 PM PDT · 15697 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
25. 1.88km SSW of Bombay Beach, CATue, Oct 11, 12:50 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.911km WSW of Salton City, CAWed, Oct 12, 3:59 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
27. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 12, 10:57 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
28. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 13, 2:49 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.82km SSW of Westmorland, CAFri, Oct 14, 10:33 AM PDT · 15693 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
30. 2.33km SE of Brawley, CASat, Oct 15, 9:05 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
31. 1.74km SE of Brawley, CASat, Oct 15, 10:05 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
32. 2.42km SE of Brawley, CASat, Oct 15, 10:29 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
33. 2.23km SE of Brawley, CASat, Oct 15, 10:55 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
34. 1.59km SW of Holtville, CASun, Oct 16, 7:27 PM PDT · 15691 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
35. 1.86km S of Salton City, CAMon, Oct 17, 12:47 PM PDT · 15690 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
36. 2.64km S of Salton City, CAMon, Oct 17, 4:50 PM PDT · 15690 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
37. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Oct 18, 10:07 AM PDT · 15689 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.83km N of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 19, 1:05 AM PDT · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
39. 1.96km S of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 20, 7:18 AM PDT · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
40. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 21, 11:50 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
41. 2.49km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 21, 11:58 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
42. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Oct 23, 12:13 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
43. 2.211km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, Oct 23, 2:15 PM PDT · 15684 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
44. 2.411km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Oct 25, 12:38 AM PDT · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CATue, Oct 25, 2:39 AM PDT · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
46. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CATue, Oct 25, 2:40 AM PDT · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
47. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 26, 7:46 AM PDT · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
48. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Oct 26, 2:01 PM PDT · 15681 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
49. 2.66km S of Salton City, CAWed, Oct 26, 8:15 PM PDT · 15681 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
50. 1.55km SSE of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 27, 1:36 AM PDT · 15681 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
51. 1.88km SE of Niland, CAThu, Oct 27, 10:50 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
52. 1.910km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Oct 28, 12:27 PM PDT · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
53. 2.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Oct 28, 2:28 PM PDT · 15679 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
54. 1.79km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 29, 12:45 AM PDT · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
55. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 4:05 PM PDT · 15678 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
56. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 4:15 PM PDT · 15678 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
57. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 5:18 PM PDT · 15678 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
58. 1.814km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 5:27 PM PDT · 15678 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
59. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 7:18 PM PDT · 15678 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
60. 2.73km WSW of Brawley, CASun, Oct 30, 12:46 PM PST · 15677 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

1. 1.748km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 25, 11:18 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Sep 24, 10:21 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.218km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Sep 24, 9:32 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.349km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 24, 3:54 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.85km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Sep 23, 5:14 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:10 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
7. 1.77km ENE of Westmorland, CAFri, Sep 23, 3:14 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 23, 5:18 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 22, 12:47 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.550km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 22, 12:47 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.59km S of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:18 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.851km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 20, 10:21 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.620km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Sep 20, 5:06 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 20, 10:46 AM PDT · 15717 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.510km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 20, 7:54 AM PDT · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 20, 6:24 AM PDT · 15717 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.711km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 20, 3:37 AM PDT · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.849km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 19, 9:30 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.912km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 19, 6:27 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
20. 3.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 19, 5:08 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci15917. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.