Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21km W of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Dec 18, 1990, 7:17 AM PST (15:17 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-18 15:17:50 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.611° N, 115.809° 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
212°, 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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14km WNW of Brawley, CA · 13074 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.238km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13074 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.63km NW of El Centro, CA · 13074 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.72km S of Imperial, CA · 13074 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.78km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13073 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.916km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13072 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.512km SSW of Salton City, CA · 13072 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.670km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.29km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13071 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.156km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.89km SW of Salton City, CA · 13070 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13069 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.216km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.812km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13069 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13069 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.59km W of Niland, CA · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.812km W of Niland, CA · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.02km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.52km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.62km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.13km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.99km SW of Salton City, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13068 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.525km E of Campo, CA · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.015km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 13067 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.03km E of El Centro, CA · 13067 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.936km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.260km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.59km SW of Salton City, CA · 13066 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.669km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.524km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.511km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.55km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13064 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.88km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13063 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.718km W of Westmorland, CA · 13063 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.172km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13063 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.16km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13063 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.012km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.619km E of Pine Valley, CA · 13061 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13061 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 3.158km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13060 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13060 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.63km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13058 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.94km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13058 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13058 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13057 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.113km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.239km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.59km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13056 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 13056 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.58km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.76km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13055 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13055 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.213km NE of Julian, CA · 13055 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.712km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13054 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.059km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.510km SW of Salton City, CA · 13075 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.410km SW of Salton City, CA · 13075 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.78km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13075 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.78km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13076 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13076 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.112km S of Salton City, CA · 13077 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.38km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 13078 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.64km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.53km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.07km SSW of Niland, CA · 13079 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.36km SSW of Niland, CA · 13079 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.26km SSW of Niland, CA · 13079 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.522km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13080 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.618km SSW of Oasis, CA · 13081 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.961km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13081 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.58km NNE of Imperial, CA · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.720km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13081 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 13082 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13082 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2009098. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.