Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6ml
9km N of Puebla, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded 9km N of Puebla, B.C., MX, 80 km (50 mi) W of Yuma, AZ, at 10:21 pm PDT on 26 March 2020 (05:21 UTC), 10 km deep.
80 km (50 mi) W of Yuma, AZ
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 10 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 44 km N
- Nearest mapped fault
- Imperial fault, 15 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 2416 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 4 km (2 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, Heber, Holtville, El Centro, Imperial.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 7.6 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,000,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,400,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 130× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 7.6 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 4.4 on 2018-09-29 — about 16,000 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 32.6468, -115.3665. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 44 km (27 mi) | N | earthquakes near Imperial County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
51 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.6 21km E of Ocotillo, CA
- 2.4 2km SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX
- 1.9 21km E of Ocotillo, CA
- 1.6 6km W of Holtville, CA
- 3.2 6km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.8 4km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.7 7km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.8 12km WSW of El Centro, CA
- 1.6 4km NE of Heber, CA
- 2.1 15km N of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.8 9km E of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 1.9 14km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 1.5 19km E of Ocotillo, CA
- 1.8 10km SSW of Holtville, CA
- 2.0 8km S 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.
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