M2.3 earthquake 3km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 4, 1986, 4:40 PM PST (00:40 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 35km NE of Ensenada, 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
- 2.3 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-05 00:40:40 UTC
- Depth
- 4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.599° N, 115.605° 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
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 198°, 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: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.814km S of Salton City, CA · 14859 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.812km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.19km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14858 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.010km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14858 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.69km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14856 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.69km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14856 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14855 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.48km SW of Holtville, CA · 14855 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14853 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.89km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14853 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.94km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14853 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.010km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14853 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.410km WSW of Niland, CA · 14853 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.812km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.96km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14852 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.59km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.87km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14852 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.16km SW of Holtville, CA · 14852 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.64km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14852 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.170km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 14849 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.715km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14849 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.53km W of Brawley, CA · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.613km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14847 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.414km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.69km SW of Salton City, CA · 14846 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.113km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 14846 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14845 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.118km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14845 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.03km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14844 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.111km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.071km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14843 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.717km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14843 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.635km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 14842 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.873km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14842 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14842 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.952km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.510km WSW of Niland, CA · 14840 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.38km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14839 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.84km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14839 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.471km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.067km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.98km S of Salton City, CA · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.271km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.772km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
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