M1.5 earthquake 18km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Oct 5, 1988, 6:55 AM PDT (13:55 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 10km SW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-10-05 13:55:50 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.595° N, 115.780° 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
- 229°, 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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.514km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13877 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 13876 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 13876 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.056km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13876 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.38km SW of Salton City, CA · 13876 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.060km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13875 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13875 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.721km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13875 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13875 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.215km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13875 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.215km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13875 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.615km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13875 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.814km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13875 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.84km W of Brawley, CA · 13874 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.072km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13874 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 13873 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.95km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13873 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.610km NW of Imperial, CA · 13873 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.42km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13872 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.416km NW of Westmorland, CA · 13872 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.516km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13872 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.212km SW of Salton City, CA · 13872 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.174km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13871 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 13871 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.07km SW of Salton City, CA · 13871 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.53km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13870 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.56km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13870 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.33km N of Julian, CA · 13869 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.32km NW of Julian, CA · 13869 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.25km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13869 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.35km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13869 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.77km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13869 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.714km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13869 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.265km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13869 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.05km NW of Brawley, CA · 13869 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.419km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13869 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.316km W of Westmorland, CA · 13869 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.46km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13868 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.18km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13868 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.374km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13868 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.59km SW of Niland, CA · 13867 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 13867 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.571km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13867 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.067km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13867 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.216km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 13866 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13866 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 13866 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.26km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13866 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13866 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.154km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13866 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.314km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13865 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.36km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13865 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.06km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13865 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.513km NE of Julian, CA · 13865 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.26km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13865 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.042km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13865 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.611km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13864 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.84km SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13864 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.944km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13864 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.66km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13864 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
The first 60 of 188.
Before
- 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13878 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13878 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.713km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13878 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.411km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 13878 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13879 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.318km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13880 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.513km ENE of Julian, CA · 13880 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13880 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.071km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13881 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13881 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13881 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.611km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13882 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.611km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13882 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.02km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13882 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.19km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13882 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.012km W of Niland, CA · 13884 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.012km W of Niland, CA · 13884 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.412km SE of Salton City, CA · 13884 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13885 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.713km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13886 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
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