M1.7 earthquake 12km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Aug 14, 2008, 10:21 AM PDT (17:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 4km WSW of Delta, 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
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-08-14 17:21:13 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.479° N, 115.527° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 238°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.38km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6625 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.261km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6625 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 6625 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.04km SE of Brawley, CA · 6625 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.921km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6624 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.250km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6623 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.410km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6623 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.520km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6623 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6622 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.710km WSW of Niland, CA · 6622 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.56km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6621 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.54km E of Westmorland, CA · 6621 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.61km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6620 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6620 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.313km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6618 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6617 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.930km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6617 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.25km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.512km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6616 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.97km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6615 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.846km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6615 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.015km S of Salton City, CA · 6614 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.716km S of Salton City, CA · 6614 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.57km S of Brawley, CA · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.622km W of Imperial, CA · 6613 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.88km ENE of Heber, CA · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.99km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6612 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.57km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 6612 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.556km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.456km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6611 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.410km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6611 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.66km NNE of Imperial, CA · 6611 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 6611 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 6610 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 6609 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.415km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6608 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.015km S of Salton City, CA · 6608 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.027km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6607 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.37km SW of Niland, CA · 6606 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.756km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6606 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.54km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6605 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.615km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6605 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.133km SSE of Campo, CA · 6605 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.88km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6604 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.915km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6604 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.64km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6604 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 96
- 1.616km WSW of Niland, CA · 6603 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.69km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6603 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6602 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.74km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6602 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.410km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6602 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.510km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6602 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.012km W of Niland, CA · 6602 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.99km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.716km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6602 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.98km W of Calipatria, CA · 6602 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6600 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.422km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6600 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.623km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6600 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.622km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6600 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
The first 60 of 166.
Before
- 2.08km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6626 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.816km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6627 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.616km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.934km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6630 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.27km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6630 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6630 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.512km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 6631 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6632 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.015km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.572km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.951km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.616km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.812km WNW of Imperial, CA · 6634 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.138km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6635 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6635 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6635 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.73km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6635 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.640km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6637 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
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