Mexico earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX on Fri, May 24, 1985, 10:39 AM PDT (17:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 71km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-05-24 17:39:06 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.506° N, 115.429° 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
241°, 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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 182 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714km W of Imperial, CA · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.172km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.370km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.437km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.97km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.568km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.62km W of Brawley, CA · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.565km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.272km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.765km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.458km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.572km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.151km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.47km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 3.973km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.562km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.469km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.248km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.749km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.271km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.67km NE of Imperial, CA · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.438km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.165km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.569km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.370km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15096 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15096 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.269km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.768km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 3.319km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.849km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.642km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15095 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15095 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.468km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15095 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15094 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.464km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15094 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15094 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 3.35km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15094 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.04km W of Brawley, CA · 15094 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15094 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.05km W of Brawley, CA · 15094 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.65km S of Brawley, CA · 15093 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.511km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15093 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.256km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15093 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 3.057km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15093 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.84km W of Brawley, CA · 15092 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.169km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15092 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 2.669km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.748km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.466km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.471km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.468km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.89km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.667km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.370km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci67103. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.