M2.9 earthquake 49km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 49km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Jan 8, 1987, 1:24 PM PST (21:24 UTC), 6 km (3 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
- 2.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-08 21:24:53 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.149° N, 115.707° 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
- 289°, 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.932km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.67km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.427km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.832km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.726km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.68km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14507 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.54km S of Brawley, CA · 14505 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.139km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.153km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14501 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.131km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.513km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14496 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.61km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14496 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.27km WSW of Calexico, CA · 14496 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.33km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.42km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14494 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.23km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.58km S of Brawley, CA · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.040km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.032km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.38km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.316km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14489 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.02km SW of Brawley, CA · 14488 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.273km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.42km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.272km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.51km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14484 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.01km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14482 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.83km E of Heber, CA · 14482 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.312km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.212km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.411km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.111km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.12km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.110km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.011km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.112km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.912km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.512km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.312km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.38km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.610km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.213km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.810km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.211km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.110km NNE of Holtville, CA · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.610km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.611km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.312km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.713km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.113km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.111km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.313km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 3.015km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.22km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14510 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.922km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.111km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14514 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.44km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.220km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14517 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.215km W of Westmorland, CA · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.914km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14520 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.815km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.313km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.611km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.714km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.410km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.014km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.914km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14520 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.225km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.62km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
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