Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 44km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 44km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Fri, May 16, 1986, 12:11 PM PDT (19:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-16 19:11:46 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.225° N, 115.795° 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
279°, 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: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.891km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.912km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14749 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.77km S of Brawley, CA · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.027km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.826km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.325km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.318km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.013km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.341km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.438km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.023km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.68km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.920km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.12km N of Brawley, CA · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.11km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.51km ENE of Brawley, CA · 14743 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.61km N of Brawley, CA · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.334km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CA · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.362km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.841km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.468km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.85km S of Brawley, CA · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.34km S of Brawley, CA · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.611km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14741 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.99km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14741 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.565km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.259km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.964km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14740 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.595km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14739 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.66km SW of Holtville, CA · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14739 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.476km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.97km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.227km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.819km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.26km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.911km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.764km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.13km W of Brawley, CA · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.85km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.91km SW of Brawley, CA · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.67km NNE of Imperial, CA · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.44km S of Brawley, CA · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.622km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.910km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.69km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.28km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 3.020km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.717km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14719 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.123km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14715 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.324km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14715 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.541km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.04km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14713 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.123km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.721km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14713 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14713 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 3.098km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.496km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.688km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.915km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.035km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.661 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.782km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14753 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.624km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.76km W of Brawley, CA · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.623km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14754 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.245km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.545km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.889km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.790km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.263 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124576. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.