M2.6 earthquake 40km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 40km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Oct 17, 1984, 4:27 PM PDT (23:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 5km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-10-17 23:27:52 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.248° N, 115.736° 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.
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 293°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.04km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15316 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.54km W of Imperial, CA · 15316 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.95km W of Imperial, CA · 15316 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.446km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15316 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15316 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.35km WSW of Imperial, CA · 15315 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.46km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15315 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.253km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15315 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.218km W of Westmorland, CA · 15315 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.552km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15314 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.95km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15314 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.358km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15309 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.168km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15308 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.55km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15308 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15307 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.27km SW of Holtville, CA · 15307 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.461km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15306 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.68km NE of Imperial, CA · 15306 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.84km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15306 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15305 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.839km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15305 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.451km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15304 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.610km WNW of Imperial, CA · 15304 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.54km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15304 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15301 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.920km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15301 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.139km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15301 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.716km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15300 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.153km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15300 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.232km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15298 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.616km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15297 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15297 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.647km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.848km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.547km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.744km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.447km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.446km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.846km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.447km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.947km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.446km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.546km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.945km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.745km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.058km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.047km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.547km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.547km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.560km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.547km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15296 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.825km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15295 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.225km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15294 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.05km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15293 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.024km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15291 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.915km W of Imperial, CA · 15291 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.716km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15290 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
The first 60 of 146.
Before
- 2.638km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15316 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15316 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15317 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.87km N of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15317 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.54km W of Imperial, CA · 15317 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.74km W of Imperial, CA · 15318 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.224km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15318 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.846km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15319 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.87km NE of Imperial, CA · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.67km NNE of Imperial, CA · 15319 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.812km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15320 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.448km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15321 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.170km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15322 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.332km SSE of Campo, CA · 15323 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.616km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15324 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.725km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15324 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.724km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15324 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.08km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15325 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.743km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15325 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15325 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
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