Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 55km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 55km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Mar 14, 1981, 10:18 AM PST (18:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 31km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-14 18:18:59 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.126° N, 115.825° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
299°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.67km NE of Imperial, CA · 16628 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.831km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.227km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16624 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16624 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.817km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16624 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.04km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16621 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.88km W of Imperial, CA · 16620 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16619 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.511km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16619 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.012km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16619 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16616 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 16614 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16612 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.35km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.65km SW of Holtville, CA · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.310km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16610 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.34km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16606 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.222km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16602 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 16593 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 16593 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 16593 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.16km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.94km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.27km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 16591 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.67km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16590 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 16590 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.66km SW of Holtville, CA · 16590 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16590 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16590 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.06km SW of El Centro, CA · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.819km E of Pine Valley, CA · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.79km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.443km S of Campo, CA · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.89km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 4.213km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.010km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 16632 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.84km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.65km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16638 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.35km S of Brawley, CA · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.65km E of Heber, CA · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.322km W of Westmorland, CA · 16643 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.210km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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