Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.8ml
10km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 10km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX, 84 km (52 mi) WNW of Yuma, AZ, at 12:12 am PST on 6 March 2017 (08:12 UTC), 12 km deep.
84 km (52 mi) WNW of Yuma, AZ
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (ml)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 38 km N
- Nearest mapped fault
- Imperial fault, 9 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3467 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 5 km (3 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Calexico, Holtville, Heber, El Centro, Imperial, Seeley.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 13 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 810,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 72× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 13 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.0 on 2016-07-31 — about 2,500 times the energy of this one.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 32.7047, -115.3890. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 38 km (23 mi) | N | earthquakes near Imperial County |
| Riverside County, CA | 127 km (79 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Riverside County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.3 8km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.6 7km S of Brawley, CA
- 1.6 9km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.7 7km SSW of Calipatria, CA
- 1.9 17km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.8 3km E of Westmorland, CA
- 1.6 5km E of Westmorland, CA
- 1.7 2km E of Westmorland, CA
- 1.6 3km ESE of Westmorland, CA
- 2.0 2km E of Westmorland, CA
- 1.7 15km ESE of Ocotillo, CA
- 1.5 4km NE of Westmorland, CA
- 1.7 5km NE of Westmorland, CA
- 2.1 4km SSW of Brawley, CA
- 3.0 4km SSW of Brawley, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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