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M2.8 earthquake 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Tue, Aug 27, 1985, 12:43 AM PDT (07:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 72km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-08-27 07:43:30 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.900° N, 115.842° 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
300°, 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: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.558km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.09km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15011 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15010 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.047km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.935km SSE of Campo, CA · 15009 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.642km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.240km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.113km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.213km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.914km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.711km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.114km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.272km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.634km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15004 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.132km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15004 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15004 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.734km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15003 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.430km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.611km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.533km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.685km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.249km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.410km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14997 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.879km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14996 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.533km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.212km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.352km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14989 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.511km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14988 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.013km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14987 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.334km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14986 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.131km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14986 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.016km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14985 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.117km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14985 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14984 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.717km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.658km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14984 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.642km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14984 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.885km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14984 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 3.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14983 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.233km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14983 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.132km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14982 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.894km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14982 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14982 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14980 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14980 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.055km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14980 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.782km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.444km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14978 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.627km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14977 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.128km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14977 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.615km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14976 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.916km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14975 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.810km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14975 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14974 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.64km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14973 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.219km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.640km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15015 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15015 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.134km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.069km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15017 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.617km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.711km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.310km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15019 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.010km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15019 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.213km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.312km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15019 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.536km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.233km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.53km NE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15020 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.76km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.771km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.611km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15026 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci112863. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.