M2.7 earthquake 48km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 48km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Dec 2, 1987, 9:17 AM PST (17:17 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 73km SW 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
- 2.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-02 17:17:12 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.180° N, 115.786° 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
- 305°, 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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.113km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.117km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14181 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.217km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.070km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.269km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.523km W of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.870km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.216km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.27km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.07km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.271km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.815km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.119km W of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.322km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.921km W of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.119km W of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.123km W of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.173km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.212km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.215km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.019km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.317km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.017km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.020km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.121km W of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.714km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.619km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.215km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.319km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.116km W of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.115km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.321km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.116km W of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.511km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14180 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.417km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14180 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.316km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.020km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.917km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.519km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.34km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14180 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.417km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.320km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.423km W of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.114km W of Westmorland, CA · 14180 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.314km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.316km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.520km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.967km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.122km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.967km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.412km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.968km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.967km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.919km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.219km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14181 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.067km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.215km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.116km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14182 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14182 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.865km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14182 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.017km W of Westmorland, CA · 14182 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
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