M2.0 earthquake 7km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Aug 19, 1987, 11:54 AM PDT (18:54 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 37km NNE of Ensenada, 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
- 2.0 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-19 18:54:00 UTC
- Depth
- 12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.633° N, 115.620° 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
- 194°, 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: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.737km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14280 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.114km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14280 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.215km WSW of Niland, CA · 14280 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.414km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 14280 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.833km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14280 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 14279 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.914km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14279 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14279 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14279 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.110km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14279 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.320km ESE of Julian, CA · 14279 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14278 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.211km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14278 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.824km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14278 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.712km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14278 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.535km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14277 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.952km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14276 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.86km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14275 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 14275 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.76km NW of Brawley, CA · 14274 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.96km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14274 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.76km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 14273 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14272 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.132km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14271 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.13km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14271 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.33km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14271 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.72km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14271 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.19km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14271 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14271 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.014km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14271 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.025km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14270 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 14270 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.024km ESE of Julian, CA · 14270 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.520km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14269 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.812km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14267 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.426km W of Westmorland, CA · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14265 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.88km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14264 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14263 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14263 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14263 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.111km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14262 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14262 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14262 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.84km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14262 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.05km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14262 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.010km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14260 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.211km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14259 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.320km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14259 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.421km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14259 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.23km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14258 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Imperial, CA · 14257 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.012km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14256 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14254 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.413km W of Westmorland, CA · 14253 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.06km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14253 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.314km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14250 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14248 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.018km ESE of Julian, CA · 14247 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.118km E of Julian, CA · 14247 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
The first 60 of 104.
Before
- 1.77km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14281 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.16km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14281 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.111km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14282 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.012km NE of Julian, CA · 14282 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 14283 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.015km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14284 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.78km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14285 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.73km W of Brawley, CA · 14285 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.33km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14286 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.652km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14286 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.916km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14287 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.66km W of Holtville, CA · 14288 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.912km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14289 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.72km NW of Brawley, CA · 14290 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.24km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14290 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.28km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.69km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.913km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 14290 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.131km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.762km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
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