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M2.4 earthquake 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Mon, Dec 23, 1985, 3:45 PM PST (23:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 71km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-12-23 23:45:40 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.856° N, 115.832° 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
279°, 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: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.472km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.514km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14892 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.013km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14892 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.770km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14892 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.658km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14892 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.540km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14890 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.04km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14889 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.82km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.82km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.04km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14889 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.54km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14889 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.75km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14889 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.93km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.34km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14889 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.711km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14888 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14888 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.112km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14888 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14887 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14887 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.326km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14887 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.716km WSW of Heber, CA · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.171km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.525km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.33km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14882 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.815km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.56km SE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.461km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.640km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.841km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.38km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.145km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14872 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.648km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.19km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14869 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.010km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14869 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.89km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14864 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.94km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14863 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.010km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.59km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14863 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.688km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 3.170km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14860 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 14860 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.47km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14859 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.69km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14859 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.414km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.113km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.111km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14854 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 3.071km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14854 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14854 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.637km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.515km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14895 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.436km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.15km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.571km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.96km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.170km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14904 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.472km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14904 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.038km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.270km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.360km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.910km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14910 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.022 km S of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.422km SSE of Campo, CA · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.928km SSE of Campo, CA · 14911 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci111489. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.