M2.1 earthquake 3km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, May 18, 1988, 10:36 AM PDT (17:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 8km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-05-18 17:36:12 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.599° N, 115.601° 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
- 263°, 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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.918km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13980 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.38km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13980 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13979 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.314km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13979 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.711km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13978 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.13km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13978 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.617km E of Julian, CA · 13978 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.52km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13978 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.44km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13978 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.316km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13978 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.212km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13978 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.53km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13978 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.011km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13978 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.866km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13977 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.15km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13977 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.212km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13977 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.29km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13977 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.112km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13977 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.310km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13977 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.68km W of Niland, CA · 13977 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.013km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13977 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13977 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13977 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.912km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13977 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.315km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13976 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.039km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13976 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.714km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 13976 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.840km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13976 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.912km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13976 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13976 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.910km SW of Salton City, CA · 13975 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13975 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13975 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.710km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13975 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.712km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13975 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.736km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13974 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.014km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13974 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.27km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13974 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.117km W of Westmorland, CA · 13973 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.85km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13973 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.71km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13973 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.22km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13973 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.42km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13973 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.18km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13973 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13973 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13973 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.733km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13973 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.917km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13973 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13973 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.735km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13973 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.42km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13973 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13972 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13972 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.913km WSW of Salton City, CA · 13972 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.118km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 13972 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.28km SW of Salton City, CA · 13972 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.96km SW of Holtville, CA · 13972 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Salton City, CA · 13972 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13971 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.12km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13971 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
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