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M1.8 earthquake 33km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 33km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX on Tue, Jul 26, 1983, 1:04 AM PDT (08:04 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-26 08:04:21 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.278° N, 116.553° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
254°, 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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.520km E of Julian, CA · 15769 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15766 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.756km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15764 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.724km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15757 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.913km SW of Coronado, CA · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.749km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15756 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15755 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.557km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.622km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.716km ESE of Julian, CA · 15749 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.222km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15748 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.722km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15747 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15746 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.822km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15746 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15746 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.927km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.916km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.351km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.024km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.861km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.34km WNW of National City, CA · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.03km ESE of Coronado, CA · 15738 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.615km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15738 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.026km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15737 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 3.473km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15737 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.523km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.326km SSE of Campo, CA · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.126km SSE of Campo, CA · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 15732 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.252km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.152km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.353km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.852km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.239km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.252km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.922km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15731 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.014km E of Ocotillo, CA · 15730 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.147km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.868km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.553km SSE of Campo, CA · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.648km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.652km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.924km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.852km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.955km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.354km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.450km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.719km ESE of Julian, CA · 15771 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15772 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.953km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15772 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.423km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15773 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.717km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15775 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.138km S of Campo, CA · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15778 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.461km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.156km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15781 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15781 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.353km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.817km NNE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.239km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15789 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.451km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15789 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15790 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.854km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15790 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci11970. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.