M1.7 earthquake 22km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX on Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 3:05 PM PDT (22:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 11km W of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-17 22:05:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.394° N, 115.483° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.69km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.89km W of Calipatria, CA · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.68km W of Calipatria, CA · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1993 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1992 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1992 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1990 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.618km NW of Westmorland, CA · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.53km SW of Brawley, CA · 1989 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
- 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.114km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1986 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1985 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Niland, CA · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.64km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.46km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1984 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.66km SW of Niland, CA · 1982 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.54km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.43km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1981 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
- 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.159km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.59km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1981 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.78km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.828km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1978 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.53km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.95km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.15km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.85km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.65km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.96km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1974 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.05km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1974 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.16km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 1973 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
- 2.34km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1973 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.010km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1973 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1973 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
The first 60 of 192.
Before
- 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1997 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.117km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1999 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.818km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.354km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.213km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2003 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.711km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 2004 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 25
- 2.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 2004 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.514km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.39km N of Westmorland, CA · 2004 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.87km W of Holtville, CA · 2005 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.86km SW of Holtville, CA · 2005 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
- 2.96km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
- 2.86km SW of Holtville, CA · 2005 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39854320. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.