M2.5 earthquake 20km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 20km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Jan 7, 1988, 1:28 PM PST (21:28 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 72km WSW 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
- 2.5 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-07 21:28:26 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.591° N, 115.800° 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
- 256°, 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.572km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.912km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14094 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.221km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.43km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.58km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14094 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.61km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.82km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.114km S of Salton City, CA · 14094 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.915km S of Salton City, CA · 14094 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.220km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.218km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.815km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14094 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.015km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14093 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.34km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14093 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.572km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14093 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.98km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14093 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.68km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14093 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14093 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.046km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14093 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14093 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.920km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14092 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.147km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.944km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.916km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.816km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.73km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 14092 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.244km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.617km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.318km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.918km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.33km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14092 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.319km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14091 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.05km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14091 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.014km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14091 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.943km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14091 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.512km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14091 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.945km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14091 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.633km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14091 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.510km W of Westmorland, CA · 14091 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.015km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14091 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14091 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.013km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14090 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.69km NNE of Brawley, CA · 14090 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.812km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14090 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.013km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14090 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.836km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14090 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.818km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14090 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.917km SW of Oasis, CA · 14089 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.10km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14089 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14089 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.017km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14089 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 14088 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.07km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14088 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.318km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14088 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 14088 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14088 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.51km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14088 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.021km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14088 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.021km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14088 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.318km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14088 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
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