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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 Sat, May 11, 1985, 4:47 AM PDT (11:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 71km 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
1985-05-11 11:47:51 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.860° N, 115.836° 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
185°, 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.972km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.367km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.169km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.251km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.370km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.421km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.767km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.376km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.770km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.273km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.771km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.935km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.573km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.470km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.368km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.567km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15115 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15115 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.470km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15115 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.562km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.136km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.887km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.628km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.126km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.411km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 3.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.583km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.353km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.259km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.161km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.468km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.370km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15109 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15109 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.370km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.773km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.770km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.173km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.771km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.754km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.448km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.246km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.669km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.669km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.051km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away

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