M1.9 earthquake 14km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Mon, Dec 29, 1986, 9:35 AM PST (17:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 11km WNW 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
- 1.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-29 17:35:35 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.567° N, 115.729° 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
- 320°, 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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.215km W of Westmorland, CA · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.46km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14518 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.65km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14518 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.220km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14517 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.912km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.44km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 14517 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.424km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.55km WSW of Pine Valley, CA · 14516 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.32km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.018km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.123km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14514 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.94km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14514 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.111km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14514 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.010km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14513 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.922km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.213km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14512 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.323km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14511 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.05km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14511 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.314km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14511 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.515km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.914km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.013km WSW of Niland, CA · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.22km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14510 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.015km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.47km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14510 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.949km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.932km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.123km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.76km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.323km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14508 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.67km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.427km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.832km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.112km W of Niland, CA · 14508 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.726km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.024km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14507 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.68km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14507 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.54km S of Brawley, CA · 14505 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.522km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14505 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.59km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14505 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.88km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14505 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.98km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.98km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14505 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.39km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.610km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.139km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.017km SW of Oasis, CA · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.522km E of Julian, CA · 14503 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.153km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14501 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.113km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14500 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.911km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14500 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14499 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.313km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14499 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
The first 60 of 178.
Before
- 2.815km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.313km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.611km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.714km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.410km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.014km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.914km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.521km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.84km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14522 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.316km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.722km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.225km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.62km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.21km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14526 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.623km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14527 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.914km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14528 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.119km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715203. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.