M2.4 earthquake 9km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, May 5, 1987, 5:01 AM PDT (12:01 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 56km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. 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
- 2.4 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-05 12:01:59 UTC
- Depth
- 8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.640° N, 115.650° 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
- 188°, 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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.056km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.012km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 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 · 70 km away
- 2.012km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14360 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.318km ESE of Julian, CA · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.08km W of Holtville, CA · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.04km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.611km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.960km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.824km ESE of Julian, CA · 14357 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.04km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14357 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.919km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14356 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.941km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.312km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 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 · 43 km away
- 2.06km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14354 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.416km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14353 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.314km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.910km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14353 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.08km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14352 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.138km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 14350 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.014km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.815km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.616km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.916km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.514km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.116km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.916km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.410km SW of Salton City, CA · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.218km W of Westmorland, CA · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.812km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.95km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.921km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14347 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.264km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14346 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.08km SW of Salton City, CA · 14346 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.910km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.711km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.711km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.310km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.911km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.711km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.911km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14346 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.06km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14345 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.99km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14345 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.89km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14345 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.310km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14345 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.710km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14345 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14345 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.210km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14344 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.111km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14344 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.718km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14344 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.725km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14344 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.418km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14344 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
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