M1.6 earthquake 5km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Jun 18, 1985, 4:56 PM PDT (23:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 26km NE of El Sauzal, 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
- 1985-06-18 23:56:32 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.583° N, 115.641° 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
- 215°, 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: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15056 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.610km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15055 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.58km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15055 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.626km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15055 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.711km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15055 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.915km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15055 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.619km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15055 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.89km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 15054 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.215km ESE of Julian, CA · 15054 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.120km SSE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.69km ESE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.518km E of Julian, CA · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15054 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.365km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15053 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.58km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15053 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15053 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.465km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.719km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15052 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15051 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.866km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.569km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15051 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.86km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15051 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15051 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.568km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15051 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.466km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.368km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.066km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.611km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15050 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.67km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15050 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.08km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15049 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.269km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.116km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15048 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.08km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15048 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.824km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15048 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.225km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 15048 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.910km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15047 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.711km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15047 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 15046 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.620km E of Julian, CA · 15046 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.761km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15046 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.411km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15046 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.514km E of Julian, CA · 15046 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15046 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.212km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15045 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.712km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15045 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.510km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15045 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15045 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.536km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15045 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.267km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15045 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.271km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15045 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
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