M2.1 earthquake 5km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX on Sun, Oct 28, 1990, 11:04 PM PST (07:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 9km ESE of Ocotillo, CA. 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
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-29 07:04:13 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.550° N, 115.302° 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
- 191°, 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: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.54km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13125 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.768km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13125 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Holtville, CA · 13125 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CA · 13125 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.211km W of Calipatria, CA · 13123 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.910km SSW of Salton City, CA · 13123 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.770km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13122 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13122 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13121 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.63km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13121 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.99km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13120 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13120 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.67km W of Holtville, CA · 13120 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.32km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13119 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.36km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13118 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.68km ENE of El Centro, CA · 13117 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.010km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13117 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.610km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13117 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.710km WSW of El Centro, CA · 13116 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.28km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13115 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.462km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13114 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.267km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13114 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.79km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13114 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.036km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13114 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.57km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.938km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.037km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.948km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13112 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.74km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13112 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.67km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13112 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13111 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.614km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13111 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.625km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13111 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.525km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13110 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.714km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.510km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.614km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.77km SSW of Niland, CA · 13108 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.04km WNW of Niland, CA · 13108 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.67km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.58km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 13108 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.39km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13108 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.58km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13108 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.98km W of Niland, CA · 13107 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.522km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13107 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.522km W of Westmorland, CA · 13107 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13107 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.28km W of Niland, CA · 13107 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.68km W of Niland, CA · 13106 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.09km W of Niland, CA · 13106 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.69km W of Niland, CA · 13106 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.86km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 13106 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.69km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13106 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.07km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13106 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13105 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.89km W of Niland, CA · 13105 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.920km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13105 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13104 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
The first 60 of 153.
Before
- 1.616km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13125 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.54km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13126 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.570km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13128 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.519km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.812km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 13134 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.39km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13136 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.59km SW of Niland, CA · 13136 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.033km SSE of Campo, CA · 13137 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.248km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13139 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.910km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13139 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.719km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13139 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.515km NW of Westmorland, CA · 13141 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.811km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13141 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.96km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13143 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.730km ESE of Campo, CA · 13143 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.59km SSW of Holtville, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.19km E of Heber, CA · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.72km W of Brawley, CA · 13144 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13145 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.914km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2007141. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.