Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 51km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 51km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Dec 7, 1985, 4:15 PM PST (00:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 22 km S of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-08 00:15:54 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.148° N, 115.775° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
290°, 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: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.022 km S of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 14899 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.910km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14899 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.360km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.270km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.038km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14894 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.472km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.170km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 14887 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.96km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14886 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.711km NNW of Holtville, CA · 14886 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.571km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.15km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.436km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.911km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14884 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.515km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.637km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.472km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.514km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.013km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.770km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.658km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.714km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.540km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 3.04km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.82km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.82km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.04km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.54km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.75km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.93km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.34km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.97km ENE of Calexico, CA · 14877 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.711km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 3.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.112km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.326km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14873 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14873 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.827km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.716km WSW of Heber, CA · 14873 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 3.171km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14872 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.525km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14872 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.33km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14871 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.815km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14871 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.56km SE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14871 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.461km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14871 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.89km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14870 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.640km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.020km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14870 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.422km SSE of Campo, CA · 14901 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.928km SSE of Campo, CA · 14901 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.65km S of Brawley, CA · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.562km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.08km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.010km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.255km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.860km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 14910 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.07km W of El Centro, CA · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.542km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.752km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.131km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.522km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14915 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.558km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14917 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci133465. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.