Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 28km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 28km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Oct 27, 1987, 11:48 PM PST (07:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-28 07:48:24 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.369° N, 115.754° 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
306°, 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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.725km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14216 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.425km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.848km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14213 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.071km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14212 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.114km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.217km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14211 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.521km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14210 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14210 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14207 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CA · 14206 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.924km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14205 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.735km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14205 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.112km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14204 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.82km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14204 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.16km S of Salton City, CA · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.08km SW of Niland, CA · 14203 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.28km SW of Niland, CA · 14203 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.55km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14203 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.79km ESE of Holtville, CA · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.63km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.921km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14202 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.325km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14201 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.78km WSW of Heber, CA · 14201 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 14200 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.310km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14200 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.96km W of Holtville, CA · 14200 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.821km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14200 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.67km W of Holtville, CA · 14199 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.120km E of Julian, CA · 14199 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.218km ESE of Julian, CA · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.221km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14197 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.066km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14197 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 3.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14197 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.822km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.113km WSW of Niland, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.82km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.52km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.33km W of Brawley, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.24km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 4.215km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.215km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.215km W of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 4.016km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 6.2The 1987 Elmore Ranch, California Earthquake · 14190 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 3.317km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 3.112km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.917km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 3.018km W of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 3.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 3.616km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 3.116km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.719km W of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 3.317km W of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 3.017km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 3.017km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 4.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 4.816km W of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 4.117km W of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 3.918km W of Westmorland, CA · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 3.015km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 3.162km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14218 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.918km E of Julian, CA · 14218 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.965km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14218 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.130km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14219 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.710km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14219 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.98km S of Brawley, CA · 14219 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.130km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14220 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.411km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.069km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14222 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.016km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14222 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.525km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14223 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.613km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 14223 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.47km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14224 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.744km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14224 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.869km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.971km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14225 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.865km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14225 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.021km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 14226 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.067km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci733877. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.