Mexico earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 53km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 53km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Mar 28, 1987, 6:27 AM PST (14:27 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 49km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-28 14:27:43 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.144° N, 115.823° 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
213°, 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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.949km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.427km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14422 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.320km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.929km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.220km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.15km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.421km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14421 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.86km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.52km S of Brawley, CA · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.25km W of Brawley, CA · 14419 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.26km SE of Westmorland, CA · 14419 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.68km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.75km S of Brawley, CA · 14416 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.727km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.421km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14413 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.717km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14413 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14412 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.66km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14411 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14410 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.913km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.938km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 3.057km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14406 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14406 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.810km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.88km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.99km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.09km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.75km NW of Brawley, CA · 14404 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.512km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14403 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.914km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14403 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14403 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.125km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14402 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.39km SE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14400 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 3.034km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14400 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.911km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.421km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14399 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.118km N of Ocotillo, CA · 14398 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14398 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.113km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14397 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.18km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 3.12km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14392 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.26km N of Imperial, CA · 14391 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.764km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.325km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.012km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.111km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.468km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.213km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.49km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14386 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.310km ENE of Imperial, CA · 14386 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 14424 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.210km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.728km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.356km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.812km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.29km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.311km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.17km SW of Holtville, CA · 14431 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.27km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14431 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 14431 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.715km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.811km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.525km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.262km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci719457. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.