M2.6 earthquake 7km E of Puebla, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Aug 30, 1983, 6:57 AM PDT

UTC

1983-08-30 13:57:00 UTC

Depth

15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.556° N, 115.276° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

188°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast7 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast19 kmESE

After

1. 2.39km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Aug 30, 7:02 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.84km S of Brawley, CAWed, Aug 31, 4:58 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
3. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Sep 2, 2:19 PM PDT · 15738 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.353km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 2, 5:58 PM PDT · 15738 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.922km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 2, 8:17 PM PDT · 15738 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.014km E of Ocotillo, CASat, Sep 3, 4:40 AM PDT · 15738 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.868km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Sep 4, 11:30 AM PDT · 15737 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.553km SSE of Campo, CASun, Sep 4, 5:26 PM PDT · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 5, 4:53 AM PDT · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.652km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Sep 5, 8:45 AM PDT · 15736 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.924km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Sep 7, 12:03 AM PDT · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.638km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXWed, Sep 7, 2:29 AM PDT · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.955km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 7, 3:46 AM PDT · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.354km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 7, 5:11 AM PDT · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.056km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Sep 9, 2:22 PM PDT · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.353km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 10, 12:12 PM PDT · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.112km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Sep 10, 2:09 PM PDT · 15730 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
19. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, CASun, Sep 11, 11:08 AM PDT · 15730 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
20. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Sep 11, 2:31 PM PDT · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
21. 2.151km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Sep 12, 1:01 AM PDT · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.554km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Sep 12, 1:43 AM PDT · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Sep 12, 4:59 AM PDT · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
24. 2.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Sep 13, 12:40 AM PDT · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
25. 2.59km WNW of Westmorland, CATue, Sep 13, 3:33 PM PDT · 15727 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
26. 2.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Sep 13, 10:52 PM PDT · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
27. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 14, 2:10 AM PDT · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
28. 2.469km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 14, 3:04 AM PDT · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.110km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXWed, Sep 14, 6:18 AM PDT · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
30. 1.911km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Sep 14, 1:28 PM PDT · 15727 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
31. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 15, 1:39 AM PDT · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 15, 2:02 PM PDT · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.256km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 16, 7:12 AM PDT · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.41km S of Brawley, CASat, Sep 17, 6:35 AM PDT · 15724 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
35. 2.113km WNW of Westmorland, CASat, Sep 17, 9:08 AM PDT · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.813km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Sep 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
37. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Sep 18, 9:14 AM PDT · 15723 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
38. 1.512km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Sep 18, 3:58 PM PDT · 15722 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.849km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 19, 9:30 PM PDT · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
40. 1.620km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Sep 20, 5:06 PM PDT · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
41. 1.59km S of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:18 PM PDT · 15719 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
42. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 22, 12:47 AM PDT · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
43. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 23, 5:18 AM PDT · 15718 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.77km ENE of Westmorland, CAFri, Sep 23, 3:14 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
45. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:10 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
46. 1.85km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Sep 23, 5:14 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Sep 24, 10:21 AM PDT · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
48. 1.54km N of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Sep 26, 7:58 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
49. 1.719km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 29, 8:07 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
50. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CAFri, Sep 30, 5:24 AM PDT · 15711 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
51. 1.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 2, 3:08 AM PDT · 15709 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
52. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 3, 7:38 AM PDT · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
53. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 7:12 PM PDT · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
54. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 3, 8:12 PM PDT · 15707 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 3, 8:50 PM PDT · 15707 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
56. 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 4, 4:56 AM PDT · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
57. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CATue, Oct 4, 6:10 AM PDT · 15707 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
58. 1.75km NNE of Westmorland, CAFri, Oct 7, 8:12 AM PDT · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
59. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 7, 3:21 PM PDT · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
60. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 8, 5:08 PM PDT · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

1. 2.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Aug 30, 6:12 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.86km E of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Aug 30, 6:06 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.28km E of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Aug 30, 6:01 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.34km S of Brawley, CASun, Aug 28, 4:16 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
5. 1.85km S of Brawley, CASun, Aug 28, 3:06 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
6. 3.02km S of Brawley, CASun, Aug 28, 2:04 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
7. 3.473km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 27, 9:23 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.615km NW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Aug 26, 10:52 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.910km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Aug 26, 4:03 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.916km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Aug 22, 2:33 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.68km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Aug 21, 8:43 AM PDT · 15751 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.69km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Aug 21, 8:33 AM PDT · 15751 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Aug 21, 8:27 AM PDT · 15751 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Aug 21, 7:48 AM PDT · 15751 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.47km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Aug 21, 7:42 AM PDT · 15751 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.927km NNE of Ocotillo, CASat, Aug 20, 7:01 PM PDT · 15751 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Aug 20, 3:10 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.98km SE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Aug 19, 6:57 PM PDT · 15752 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.96km S of Brawley, CAFri, Aug 19, 12:56 AM PDT · 15753 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Aug 18, 11:17 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci20973. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.