M2.1 earthquake 11km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, May 2, 1987, 8:23 PM PDT (03:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 40km ENE 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
- 2.1 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-03 03:23:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.619° N, 115.695° 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
- 266°, 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: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.940km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.940km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.34km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.220km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14372 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.07km SSW of Calipatria, CA · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.90km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14370 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 14369 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14369 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.113km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14369 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.320km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14369 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.99km WSW of Niland, CA · 14366 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.116km W of Westmorland, CA · 14365 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.311km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14365 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.811km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14365 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.411km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14365 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.311km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14365 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14365 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.112km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14365 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.411km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14365 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.312km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.013km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14364 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.96km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14363 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.06km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14363 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.86km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14363 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.16km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14363 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.96km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14363 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.07km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.36km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14362 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.728km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.056km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.012km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.115km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14360 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.012km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14360 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.012km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14360 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.318km ESE of Julian, CA · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.08km W of Holtville, CA · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.04km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.611km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14359 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.960km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.824km ESE of Julian, CA · 14357 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.04km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14357 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.919km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14356 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.213km NE of Julian, CA · 14356 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.941km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.312km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.93km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.611km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.06km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14354 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.416km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14353 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.314km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.910km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14353 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.08km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14352 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.138km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 14350 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.014km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.815km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.616km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.916km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.514km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
The first 60 of 166.
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