M2.5 earthquake 11km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Apr 2, 1980, 2:34 PM PST (22:34 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 11km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-02 22:34:10 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.615° N, 115.696° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 182°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.111km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16974 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.39km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16974 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.89km NE of Calipatria, CA · 16973 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.79km SE of Niland, CA · 16973 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.36km SE of Niland, CA · 16973 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.58km SE of Niland, CA · 16973 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.710km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16973 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.99km SE of Niland, CA · 16973 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.68km SE of Niland, CA · 16973 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.611km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16973 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.710km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16972 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.18km NE of Calipatria, CA · 16972 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.88km SE of Niland, CA · 16972 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.68km SE of Niland, CA · 16972 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.722km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16972 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.37km SW of Salton City, CA · 16971 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.18km SE of Niland, CA · 16971 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.68km SW of Brawley, CA · 16971 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.48km SW of Salton City, CA · 16971 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.07km SW of Salton City, CA · 16971 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.37km SW of Salton City, CA · 16971 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.39km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16971 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.38km SW of Salton City, CA · 16971 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.97km SE of Niland, CA · 16970 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.111km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16970 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.16km SE of Niland, CA · 16970 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.07km N of Westmorland, CA · 16970 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16970 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.36km SE of Niland, CA · 16970 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.65km S of Brawley, CA · 16970 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.88km NE of Calipatria, CA · 16970 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.17km SSE of Niland, CA · 16970 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.68km SE of Niland, CA · 16969 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.86km SE of Niland, CA · 16969 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.07km SE of Niland, CA · 16969 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.79km NE of Calipatria, CA · 16969 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.99km SE of Niland, CA · 16969 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.48km SE of Niland, CA · 16969 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.09km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16968 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.59km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16968 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.69km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16968 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.410km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16968 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.27km SE of Niland, CA · 16967 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.017km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16967 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.95km SE of Julian, CA · 16967 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.98km SE of Niland, CA · 16967 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.96km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16966 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.02km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16966 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.08km SE of Niland, CA · 16966 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.634km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16964 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.610km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16963 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.37km N of Imperial, CA · 16963 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.717km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.54km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16962 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.86km N of Westmorland, CA · 16962 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16959 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.06km S of Brawley, CA · 16958 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.04km S of Brawley, CA · 16958 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
The first 60 of 131.
Before
- 2.638km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.643km SSE of Campo, CA · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.013km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16977 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.28km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16977 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.96km SW of Calipatria, CA · 16977 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.37km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16977 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.86km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16977 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.93km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16978 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.539km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16979 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.88km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16979 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.37km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16979 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.634km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16980 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.929km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16980 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.414km NNE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16981 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.29km N of Westmorland, CA · 16981 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.58km E of Imperial, CA · 16982 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.34km S of Brawley, CA · 16984 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.131km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.44km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 16985 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
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