M1.5 earthquake 22km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Mar 12, 1988, 12:13 AM PST (08:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 12km WNW of Calipatria, CA. 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
- 1.5 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-12 08:13:01 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.587° N, 115.814° 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
- 219°, 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
- 1.59km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14041 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14041 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14041 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.217km W of Westmorland, CA · 14041 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.62km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14041 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.62km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14041 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.771km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14041 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.112km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14041 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.46km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14041 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.522km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14041 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.911km SW of Salton City, CA · 14040 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.113km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14040 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.85km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14040 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.77km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14040 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.933km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14040 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.16km SW of Salton City, CA · 14040 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.96km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14039 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.070km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14039 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14039 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.28km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14039 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.014km NW of Imperial, CA · 14039 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.67km S of Brawley, CA · 14039 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.753km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14039 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.315km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14039 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14039 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.08km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14039 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.78km SSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 14039 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.319km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14039 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.317km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14039 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.218km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14038 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.09km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14038 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.49km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14038 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.28km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14038 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14038 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.98km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14038 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.08km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14038 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.48km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14038 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.615km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14038 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.77km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14038 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.610km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14038 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.012km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14038 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.111km ESE of Julian, CA · 14037 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.510km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14037 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.118km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14037 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.68km WNW of Holtville, CA · 14037 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.61km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14036 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.63km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14036 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.29km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14036 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.41km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14036 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.320km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14036 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.319km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14036 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.82km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14036 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.215km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14035 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.71km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14034 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.81km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14034 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.218km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14034 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.319km W of Westmorland, CA · 14034 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.212km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14034 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14034 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.310km W of Calipatria, CA · 14034 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
The first 60 of 188.
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