M1.9 earthquake 14km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX on Sat, Apr 18, 1987, 4:44 AM PDT (11:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 67km 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
- 1.9 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-18 11:44:46 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.451° N, 115.411° 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
- 237°, 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: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.125km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.17km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14412 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.17km SSW of Niland, CA · 14412 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.39km SE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14411 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.87km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14410 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.410km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14410 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.911km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14410 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.421km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14410 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.118km N of Ocotillo, CA · 14409 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.113km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14408 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.87km SSW of Niland, CA · 14407 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.47km SSW of Niland, CA · 14407 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.18km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14406 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.47km SSW of Niland, CA · 14405 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.17km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14405 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.46km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 14404 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 14404 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.74km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 14404 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.76km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14404 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.84km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 14404 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.85km E of Westmorland, CA · 14404 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.12km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14402 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.26km N of Imperial, CA · 14402 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.37km SW of Niland, CA · 14402 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.764km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14400 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.325km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14400 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.910km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14399 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.012km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.111km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.468km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.213km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14397 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14397 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.49km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.310km ENE of Imperial, CA · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.231km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.85km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 14396 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.273km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.320km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14395 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.022km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14395 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.420km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14395 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.317km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14395 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.170km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.070km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.75km NE of Imperial, CA · 14394 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 14394 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.89km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.71km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.825km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.611km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14392 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.415km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14392 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.119km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14392 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.05km NE of Imperial, CA · 14391 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.970km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14390 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.211km SSE of Holtville, CA · 14390 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.546km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.014km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
The first 60 of 152.
Before
- 2.512km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.47km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14414 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.75km NW of Brawley, CA · 14414 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.68km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.97km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14414 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.09km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.99km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.88km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.810km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14417 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.057km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.412km W of Niland, CA · 14418 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.913km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14420 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14422 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.012km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14423 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
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