M1.8 earthquake 17km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, May 5, 1986, 6:01 PM PDT

UTC

1986-05-06 01:01:20 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.421° N, 115.417° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

269°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast17 kmSSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast23 kmS

After

1. 2.968km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 7, 12:23 PM PDT · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.472km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, May 8, 12:20 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, May 8, 12:27 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.232km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, May 8, 9:38 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, May 8, 10:57 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.831km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, May 8, 11:00 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.725km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, May 9, 3:56 PM PDT · 14757 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, May 9, 8:33 PM PDT · 14757 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.023km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, May 9, 10:48 PM PDT · 14757 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.97km SW of Heber, CASat, May 10, 2:00 AM PDT · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
11. 2.223km N of Ocotillo, CASat, May 10, 5:34 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.413km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, May 10, 7:52 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
13. 1.610km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, May 10, 8:03 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
14. 3.545km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 11, 10:31 AM PDT · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.245km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 11, 12:16 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 11, 2:03 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.623km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 12, 12:04 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.76km W of Brawley, CATue, May 13, 12:16 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
19. 2.782km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 3:11 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.035km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 11:40 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.915km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 12:26 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
22. 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 10:54 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 4:18 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
24. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 6:15 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 7:08 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.544km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, May 16, 12:11 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
27. 1.912km WSW of Imperial, CASat, May 17, 6:17 AM PDT · 14749 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
28. 1.77km S of Brawley, CASun, May 18, 11:17 AM PDT · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
29. 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 19, 4:22 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
30. 2.027km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 19, 4:23 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.826km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 19, 7:32 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
32. 2.318km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 20, 6:56 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
33. 3.013km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 20, 8:05 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
34. 2.438km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, May 21, 1:28 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
35. 2.023km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, May 21, 5:46 AM PDT · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.68km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, May 21, 7:39 AM PDT · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
37. 1.920km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, May 22, 9:43 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
38. 2.12km N of Brawley, CAFri, May 23, 12:39 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
39. 2.11km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, May 23, 12:43 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
40. 1.51km ENE of Brawley, CAFri, May 23, 12:43 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
41. 1.61km N of Brawley, CAFri, May 23, 1:01 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
42. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CAFri, May 23, 8:20 PM PDT · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
43. 3.362km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 23, 9:02 PM PDT · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.841km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 24, 12:34 AM PDT · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
45. 2.468km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 24, 9:45 PM PDT · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
46. 1.85km S of Brawley, CASun, May 25, 4:39 AM PDT · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
47. 2.34km S of Brawley, CASun, May 25, 4:43 AM PDT · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.611km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, May 25, 6:40 AM PDT · 14741 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
49. 1.99km WSW of El Centro, CASun, May 25, 8:05 AM PDT · 14741 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
50. 2.565km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 26, 2:02 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
51. 2.259km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 26, 4:36 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
52. 2.964km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 26, 5:07 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
53. 2.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 26, 6:44 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
54. 1.66km SW of Holtville, CATue, May 27, 5:15 AM PDT · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
55. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 14739 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
56. 2.476km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 27, 4:15 PM PDT · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
57. 1.97km S of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 28, 12:45 PM PDT · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
58. 1.819km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, May 30, 8:15 AM PDT · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
59. 3.26km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXTue, Jun 3, 4:13 PM PDT · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
60. 1.911km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXTue, Jun 3, 4:35 PM PDT · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

1. 1.817km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, May 5, 12:01 AM PDT · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.152km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 4, 10:47 PM PDT · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CASun, May 4, 10:09 PM PDT · 14762 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, May 4, 7:46 PM PDT · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, May 4, 8:51 AM PDT · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.616km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 3, 10:07 PM PDT · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.666km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, May 2, 7:55 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
8. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, May 2, 1:12 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.37km N of Delta, B.C., MXFri, May 2, 6:44 AM PDT · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
10. 1.95km W of Delta, B.C., MXFri, May 2, 1:35 AM PDT · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.012km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, May 1, 9:21 AM PDT · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
12. 2.46km ESE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 30, 10:12 PM PDT · 14766 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CAWed, Apr 30, 10:11 PM PDT · 14766 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.13km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Apr 30, 10:10 PM PDT · 14766 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.252km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Apr 29, 4:51 AM PDT · 14767 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.456km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Apr 28, 11:18 PM PDT · 14768 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.68km W of Holtville, CASun, Apr 27, 5:08 PM PDT · 14769 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
18. 2.238km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Apr 27, 3:15 PM PDT · 14769 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.816km SE of Ocotillo, CASat, Apr 26, 7:35 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.114km WSW of Niland, CASat, Apr 26, 3:26 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123727. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.