M2.5 earthquake 20km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 20km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sun, Aug 30, 1987, 2:25 PM PDT (21:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 72km ENE of Maneadero, 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
- 2.5 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-30 21:25:25 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.660° N, 115.773° 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
- 273°, 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: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.25km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14268 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.812km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14267 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.426km W of Westmorland, CA · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14265 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.88km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14264 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14263 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14263 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14263 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.012km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14262 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.111km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14262 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14262 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14262 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14262 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.84km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14262 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.05km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14262 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.010km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14260 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.417km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14260 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14260 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14260 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.211km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14259 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.320km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14259 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.421km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14259 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.23km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14258 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Imperial, CA · 14257 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.012km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14256 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14256 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.017km WSW of Oasis, CA · 14256 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.527km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14254 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.010km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14254 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.413km W of Westmorland, CA · 14253 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.06km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14253 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.29km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14252 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.314km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14250 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 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 · 72 km away
- 2.118km E of Julian, CA · 14247 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.912km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14245 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.122km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14244 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.85km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.821km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14243 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.07km S of Brawley, CA · 14243 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.96km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14243 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.115km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14242 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14242 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14241 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.16km ENE of Julian, CA · 14240 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.258km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14239 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.015km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14238 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.018km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14238 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.86km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14237 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.11km NE of Julian, CA · 14237 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.13km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14237 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.824km ESE of Julian, CA · 14236 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.518km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14236 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.018km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14236 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.99km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14236 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14234 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.416km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14234 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
The first 60 of 130.
Before
- 2.024km ESE of Julian, CA · 14270 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 14270 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.025km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14270 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14271 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.19km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14271 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.72km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14271 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.33km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14271 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.13km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14271 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.132km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14271 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14272 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.76km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 14273 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.048km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14274 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.96km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14274 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
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