M1.9 earthquake 6km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX on Sat, Aug 25, 1990, 1:16 AM MST (08:16 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 13km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-25 08:16:46 UTC
- Depth
- 1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.532° N, 115.033° 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
- 223°, 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: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.955km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.511km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.415km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.712km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.56km S of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.514km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.714km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.914km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.915km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.512km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.233km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.815km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.415km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.914km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.72km SSW of Brawley, CA · 13188 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.015km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.515km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13188 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.714km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.515km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13187 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.87km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13186 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.615km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13185 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.64km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13185 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.77km ENE of El Centro, CA · 13183 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.263km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13183 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.520km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13182 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.711km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13180 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.97km S of Brawley, CA · 13178 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13178 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.325km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 13178 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 13178 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.78km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13177 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.613km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13172 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.02km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13170 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 13170 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.53km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13169 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.613km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13168 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 13167 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 13166 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.712km WNW of Imperial, CA · 13164 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Niland, CA · 13161 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 13161 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13159 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.114km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13157 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.814km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.215km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13156 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13155 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.722km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13154 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.923km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13154 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13153 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.514km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.58km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13151 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.514km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13151 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.515km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13150 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
The first 60 of 81.
Before
- 1.614km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.25km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13191 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.95km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13191 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.95km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13191 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13196 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.710km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13196 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13197 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.19km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13199 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.57km S of Brawley, CA · 13200 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.77km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.010km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13205 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13205 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.610km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13205 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.722km W of Westmorland, CA · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.66km W of Holtville, CA · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 13206 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.66km SSW of Brawley, CA · 13207 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 13207 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 13207 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 13207 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2003470. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.