Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 70km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 70km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Fri, Dec 21, 1990, 3:59 PM PST (23:59 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-21 23:59:11 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.006° N, 115.879° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
301°, 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: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.156km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.216km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.02km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.52km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.62km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.13km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13068 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.525km E of Campo, CA · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.03km E of El Centro, CA · 13067 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.936km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.260km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.669km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.524km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.511km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.55km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13064 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.172km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.27km N of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13063 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.16km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13063 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13062 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.158km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13060 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.63km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13058 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13057 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.113km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.239km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.59km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13056 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13055 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.059km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.045km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.713km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13053 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.26km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 13053 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13053 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.315km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13052 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13051 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 3.218km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 13050 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.54km ESE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13050 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.014km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13049 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.037km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13048 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.856km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13046 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.57km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.49km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.413km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13044 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.459km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13043 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.527km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13043 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.573km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13042 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.311km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13042 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.838km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13040 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.540km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13039 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.530km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13038 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.05km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13038 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.433km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13037 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13036 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.937km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13036 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.753km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13034 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.517km W of Ocotillo, CA · 13034 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.339km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13033 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.813km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13031 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.037km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13031 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.78km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13073 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.72km S of Imperial, CA · 13074 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.63km NW of El Centro, CA · 13074 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.238km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13074 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13074 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.925km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.78km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13076 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.264km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13076 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13076 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.38km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 13078 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.64km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.53km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.961km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13081 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 13082 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.26km SW of Holtville, CA · 13082 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.910km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13082 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.634km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13083 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 13085 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.96km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13085 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2009311. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.