M1.6 earthquake 11km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX on Fri, Apr 5, 1985, 3:54 PM PST (23:54 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
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-05 23:54:13 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.529° N, 115.468° 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
- 159°
- 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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.755km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.726km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Brawley, CA · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.654km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.24km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.436km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.556km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.760km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15147 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.362km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15146 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.68km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.34km W of Brawley, CA · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.866km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.014km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.68km NE of Calexico, CA · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.116km WNW of Imperial, CA · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.659km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.63km SW of Brawley, CA · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.87km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15139 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.113km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.615km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.126km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.010km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15136 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.510km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15136 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.59km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15136 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.436km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 15136 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15135 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.911km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.86km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.511km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15133 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.810km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15131 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15130 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15130 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.522km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15129 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.68km W of Imperial, CA · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.711km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15129 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.029km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15127 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.612km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.144km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15126 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15126 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.913km NW of Imperial, CA · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15126 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
The first 60 of 177.
Before
- 1.68km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.66km S of Brawley, CA · 15158 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.736km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.652km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.625km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.017km S of Salton City, CA · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.050km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.78km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 15165 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.825km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15165 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.57km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15165 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.615km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15165 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.870km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15166 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.01km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.76km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.542km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.117km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
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