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M1.8 earthquake 10km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX on Sat, Sep 13, 2003, 12:30 PM PDT (19:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-09-13 19:30:18 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.496° N, 115.289° 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, 20.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8423 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.256km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8422 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.736km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8422 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.010km SW of Niland, CA · 8422 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.79km SW of Niland, California · 8422 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.763km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8420 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.827km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8417 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.510km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.79km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.810km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.59km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.59km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.78km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.810km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.711km WSW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.510km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.73km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8415 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 8415 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.858km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8415 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 8414 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.79km SW of Niland, California · 8414 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.468km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8411 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.78km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8409 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8409 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.68km ENE of El Centro, California · 8408 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.63km SE of El Centro, California · 8407 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.99km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8406 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.518km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8406 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.68km W of Holtville, California · 8405 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.124km W of Westmorland, CA · 8405 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.05km SSE of Brawley, California · 8404 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8403 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.725km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8403 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.111km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8402 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.525km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8402 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.74km WNW of El Centro, CA · 8401 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.65km WNW of El Centro, California · 8401 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 4.325km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8398 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.726km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8398 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.826km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8398 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.024km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8398 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.426km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8398 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.825km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8398 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.827km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8397 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.728km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8397 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.725km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8397 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.836km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8423 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.52km WNW of El Centro, California · 8424 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.015km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.515km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.212km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.95km SW of Imperial, CA · 8425 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.18km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.77km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.08km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.58km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.77km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.86km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.79km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 24
  16. 1.86km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.613km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.912km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.56km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9944741. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.