M1.5 earthquake 12km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Aug 26, 1990, 6:27 PM PDT

UTC

1990-08-27 01:27:17 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.468° N, 115.047° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 19.7 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

273°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast21 kmNNE
• San Luis Río Colorado, MexicoPopulation 176,685. Forecast26 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast42 kmESE

After

1. 2.233km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 11:14 PM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.815km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.415km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 1:33 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.914km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 2:19 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.72km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Aug 27, 2:29 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.015km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 3:12 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.515km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 3:13 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Aug 27, 4:09 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.714km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 5:09 PM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.515km NE of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Aug 28, 5:07 AM PDT · 13186 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Aug 28, 10:00 AM PDT · 13186 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.87km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Aug 29, 11:05 AM PDT · 13185 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.615km NE of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Aug 29, 6:21 PM PDT · 13185 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.64km S of Ocotillo, CAThu, Aug 30, 10:53 AM PDT · 13184 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.77km ENE of El Centro, CAFri, Aug 31, 8:07 PM PDT · 13182 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.263km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Sep 1, 8:49 AM PDT · 13182 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.520km SW of Westmorland, CASun, Sep 2, 12:16 PM PDT · 13181 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Sep 3, 10:45 PM PDT · 13179 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.97km S of Brawley, CAThu, Sep 6, 9:13 AM PDT · 13177 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Sep 6, 10:01 AM PDT · 13177 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
21. 2.325km SSE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Sep 6, 10:04 AM PDT · 13177 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Sep 6, 11:43 AM PDT · 13177 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
23. 1.78km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Sep 6, 8:26 PM PDT · 13176 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
24. 1.613km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Sep 12, 2:28 AM PDT · 13171 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
25. 2.02km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Sep 13, 4:18 PM PDT · 13170 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
26. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Sep 14, 10:30 AM PDT · 13169 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
27. 1.53km SSW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Sep 14, 2:28 PM PDT · 13169 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.613km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Sep 15, 6:46 PM PDT · 13168 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
29. 2.410km SW of Niland, CAMon, Sep 17, 5:53 AM PDT · 13166 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.520km W of Westmorland, CAMon, Sep 17, 9:11 PM PDT · 13165 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.712km WNW of Imperial, CAThu, Sep 20, 12:23 AM PDT · 13163 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.76km SSW of Niland, CASat, Sep 22, 8:55 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
33. 2.07km SW of Niland, CASun, Sep 23, 4:37 AM PDT · 13160 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
34. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CASun, Sep 23, 12:34 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
35. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CASun, Sep 23, 12:59 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
36. 2.67km SW of Holtville, CASun, Sep 23, 1:00 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
37. 2.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Sep 25, 12:25 AM PDT · 13158 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
38. 2.114km SW of Westmorland, CAWed, Sep 26, 8:13 PM PDT · 13156 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.814km SW of Westmorland, CAWed, Sep 26, 8:14 PM PDT · 13156 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
40. 2.215km SW of Westmorland, CAThu, Sep 27, 5:01 PM PDT · 13156 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
41. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CAFri, Sep 28, 6:06 PM PDT · 13155 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
42. 2.722km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Sep 30, 12:21 AM PDT · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
43. 1.923km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Sep 30, 12:01 PM PDT · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
44. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 1, 7:27 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
45. 1.818km W of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 1, 9:34 PM PDT · 13151 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
46. 2.514km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 2, 12:52 AM PDT · 13151 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
47. 1.58km W of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 2, 9:14 PM PDT · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
48. 1.514km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 3, 10:01 AM PDT · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
49. 1.515km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Oct 4, 3:13 AM PDT · 13149 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
50. 3.613km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 4, 8:17 PM PDT · 13148 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
51. 1.98km N of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Oct 6, 8:05 AM PDT · 13147 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
52. 1.520km W of Westmorland, CASun, Oct 7, 1:33 AM PDT · 13146 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
53. 2.513km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Oct 7, 10:56 AM PDT · 13146 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
54. 1.712km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Oct 7, 1:08 PM PDT · 13146 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
55. 2.213km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Oct 7, 9:13 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
56. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Oct 7, 10:52 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
57. 1.914km SSW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Oct 8, 12:47 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
58. 1.610km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 8, 1:16 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
59. 1.72km W of Brawley, CATue, Oct 9, 9:25 AM PDT · 13144 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
60. 2.19km E of Heber, CAWed, Oct 10, 5:49 AM PDT · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

1. 1.915km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 6:07 PM PDT · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.914km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 11:31 AM PDT · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.714km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 9:27 AM PDT · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 1.514km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 3:52 AM PDT · 13188 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 8:09 PM PDT · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.56km S of Tecolots, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 4:39 PM MST · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.712km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 12:03 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.415km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 10:23 AM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.511km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 8:10 AM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.955km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 3:32 AM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.96km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 1:16 AM MST · 13189 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
12. 1.614km NE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 24, 9:29 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.25km W of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 24, 6:02 AM PDT · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.95km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 24, 6:00 AM PDT · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
15. 1.95km WSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Aug 23, 5:04 PM PDT · 13191 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.667km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Aug 20, 10:59 PM PDT · 13193 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Aug 19, 2:18 AM PDT · 13195 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.710km ESE of Ocotillo, CASat, Aug 18, 2:25 PM PDT · 13196 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Aug 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 13197 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.19km ESE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Aug 15, 1:23 PM PDT · 13199 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci684873. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.