M2.1 earthquake 18km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 3:47 AM PST (11:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 21km ESE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-05 11:47:36 UTC
- Depth
- 2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.639° N, 115.765° 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
- 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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.421km ESE of Julian, CA · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.71km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15170 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.110km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.317km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.14km W of Brawley, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15169 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15169 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15169 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.028km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.321km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.812km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.512km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.713km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.96km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.63km S of Brawley, CA · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15166 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15165 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.65km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15165 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.16km SW of Salton City, CA · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.68km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.013km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15164 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15164 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.72km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.319km E of Julian, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.219km E of Julian, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.611km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.97km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.914km W of Imperial, CA · 15162 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15162 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.712km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.811km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.90km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15162 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.119km E of Julian, CA · 15161 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.117km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15160 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.542km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15160 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.616km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
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