Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 53km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 53km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Fri, Dec 15, 1978, 12:30 PM PST (20:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 36km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-12-15 20:30:34 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.755° N, 116.012° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
314°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.261km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.814km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17450 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.549km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17450 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.549km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.974km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17447 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17446 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.726km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17446 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17444 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.421km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17440 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17438 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.177km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.481km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17433 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17432 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.441km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.147km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.030km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.834km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.052km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17422 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.460km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17419 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.23km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17418 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.432km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.033km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.432km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.535km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17411 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.225km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.936km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17407 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.842km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.285km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.134km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.884km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 3.626km SE of Campo, CA · 17404 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 17404 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.717km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.619km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.122km ESE of Campo, CA · 17403 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.573km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.344km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.388km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.546km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17457 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.455km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17457 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17458 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.236km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.831km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.131km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.114km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.913km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.364km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.013km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.345km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.543km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.540km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.047km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.146km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.144km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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