M2.1 earthquake 5km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sun, Mar 29, 1987, 11:43 PM PST (07:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 5km W of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-30 07:43:20 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.546° N, 115.550° 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
- 183°, 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: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.25km W of Brawley, CA · 14420 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.26km SE of Westmorland, CA · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.68km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14419 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.75km S of Brawley, CA · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.112km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14415 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.36km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14415 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.421km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14414 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.717km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14413 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.012km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14413 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.214km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14412 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14410 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.26km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14410 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14410 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.413km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14409 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.913km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.412km W of Niland, CA · 14408 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.057km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14407 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14406 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.813km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14405 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.810km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.88km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.99km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.09km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.97km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14404 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.68km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14404 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.75km NW of Brawley, CA · 14404 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.47km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14403 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.512km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14403 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.914km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14403 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14403 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.125km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.17km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14402 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.17km SSW of Niland, CA · 14401 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.39km SE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14401 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.87km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14400 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.410km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14400 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.911km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14400 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.421km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14400 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.118km N of Ocotillo, CA · 14399 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14399 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.113km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14398 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.87km SSW of Niland, CA · 14397 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.47km SSW of Niland, CA · 14397 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.18km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.912km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.47km SSW of Niland, CA · 14394 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.17km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14394 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.46km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 14394 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.74km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.424km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14394 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.76km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14393 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
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