M1.8 earthquake 3km N of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3km N of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Apr 5, 1986, 7:45 PM PST (03:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 11km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-06 03:45:48 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.610° N, 115.579° 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
- 261°, 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: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.259km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.813km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14790 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.822km E of Julian, CA · 14789 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.711km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14789 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.88km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.38km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14789 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.38km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14789 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.68km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14789 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.68km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14788 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.416km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14788 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14788 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.017km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14788 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.337km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14787 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.346km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14787 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14786 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.712km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.63km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14785 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14784 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.54km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14782 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.671km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14782 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.83km NNE of Heber, CA · 14782 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.514km NW of Imperial, CA · 14781 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.817km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14781 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14781 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14780 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14780 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.77km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14780 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.612km WNW of Salton City, CA · 14780 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.021km E of Julian, CA · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.611km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14779 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.913km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14779 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 14777 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.912km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14777 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.112km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14776 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14776 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.816km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14776 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.720km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14776 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14775 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.412km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14775 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.335km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.816km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14775 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.725km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.338km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14774 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.270km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14774 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.816km ESE of Julian, CA · 14773 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.213km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.54km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.512km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.610km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.611km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.222km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.25km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.612km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
The first 60 of 154.
Before
- 1.62km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.72km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.53km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.513km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14796 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.612km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14796 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14796 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.624km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14796 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.22km W of Brawley, CA · 14797 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.510km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14797 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.611km ESE of Julian, CA · 14797 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.232km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14798 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.816km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.54km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14799 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14799 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14799 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.710km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14799 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.912km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14799 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.55km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14800 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.65km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14800 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
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