Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX on Wed, Jan 23, 1985, 9:37 PM PST (05:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6km W of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-01-24 05:37:39 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.544° N, 115.417° 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
222°, 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: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.110km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.015km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.89km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15227 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.350km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.77km S of Brawley, CA · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.121km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.916km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.839km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.76km S of Brawley, CA · 15223 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.817km SE of Campo, CA · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.66km W of Imperial, CA · 15221 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.14km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.155km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.857km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.816km W of Imperial, CA · 15219 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.813km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15218 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.86km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15218 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.76km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15218 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.76km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.87km SW of Salton City, CA · 15217 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.23km W of Brawley, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.624km SE of Campo, CA · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.821km ESE of Campo, CA · 15216 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.05km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.25km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.643km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15214 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.86km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15214 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.710km SW of Salton City, CA · 15214 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.79km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15213 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15213 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.924km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15213 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.723km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15213 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.417km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15212 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.540km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15212 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.612km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15212 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.612km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15212 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.422km ESE of Campo, CA · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 3.547km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.558km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.76km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.815km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.22km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.826km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15206 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.27km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15205 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.86km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15205 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.916km N of Ocotillo, CA · 15204 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.89km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.98km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA · 15204 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15203 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.823km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15202 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.711km W of Niland, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.74km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15230 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 15230 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.360km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.914km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.642km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.85km SW of Salton City, CA · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.66km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15233 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.84km SW of Brawley, CA · 15234 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.14km SW of Niland, CA · 15235 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.69km SW of Salton City, CA · 15235 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15236 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.864km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15238 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.124km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15239 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.512km W of Niland, CA · 15241 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15241 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.617km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15242 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59400. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.