M1.6 earthquake 12km S of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km S of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, May 4, 1985, 11:08 PM PDT (06:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 70km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-05 06:08:13 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.469° N, 115.575° 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
- 240°, 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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.144km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15120 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15120 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.913km NW of Imperial, CA · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15120 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15120 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.823km ENE of Campo, CA · 15118 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.970km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.269km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.068km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.562km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.867km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.569km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.668km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.464km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.070km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.962km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.265km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.269km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.87km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15116 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
The first 60 of 189.
Before
- 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.029km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.756km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15122 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.711km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.68km W of Imperial, CA · 15123 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.522km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 15124 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.810km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15125 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.620km E of Julian, CA · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.511km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15127 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15128 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.86km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.911km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.720km E of Julian, CA · 15129 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15129 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
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