M2.5 earthquake 3km NE of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3km NE of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Aug 20, 1985, 4:23 AM PDT (11:23 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 7km ENE of Imperial, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-20 11:23:31 UTC
- Depth
- 15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.598° N, 115.562° 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
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 146°
- 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: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.24km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.57km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.77km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.17km NE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.57km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.023km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.935km SSE of Campo, CA · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.642km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14997 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.113km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14997 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.240km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14997 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 14995 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.612km SW of Bombay Beach, CA · 14995 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.113km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14995 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.213km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14995 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.914km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14995 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14995 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.711km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14995 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.114km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14995 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 14995 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.272km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14995 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.75km W of Brawley, CA · 14994 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14994 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14993 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.634km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14993 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.132km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14993 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14993 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.734km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 14992 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.430km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.611km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.533km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.54km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14988 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.249km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14988 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.410km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14986 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 14986 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.925km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14985 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.89km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14985 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14985 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.310km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14985 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.816km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14985 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.08km SW of Brawley, CA · 14983 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.89km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14983 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.19km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14983 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14982 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.821km E of Julian, CA · 14981 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14981 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.98km SW of Brawley, CA · 14979 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 14979 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.86km S of Brawley, CA · 14979 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.352km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14978 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.35km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14978 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.511km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14978 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14978 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.512km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14978 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
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