M1.6 earthquake 12km SSW of Tecate, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km SSW of Tecate, B.C., MX on Fri, Mar 14, 2008, 11:48 AM PST (19:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 62km SSW of Progreso, 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-03-14 19:48:52 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.475° N, 116.698° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 230°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6777 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.713km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6777 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6775 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.146km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6771 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.75km NE of San Pasqual, CA · 6770 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.147km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6769 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.66km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6768 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.55km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 6766 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.75km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 6766 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.616km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6766 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.148km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.712km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6763 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.535km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6760 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.89km NE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.724km SW of Westmorland, CA · 6759 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.614km ESE of Julian, CA · 6758 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.254km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.862km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6756 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.841km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6756 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.655km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6756 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.617km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6755 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.940km S of Ocotillo, CA · 6753 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.365km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6753 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.749km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6753 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.98km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6753 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.144km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.856km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.956km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.610km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6750 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.83km S of Warner Springs, CA · 6748 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6745 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6744 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.314km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6744 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.726km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6744 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.914km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6744 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.615km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6743 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.611km NNE of Julian, CA · 6742 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.639km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6742 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.27km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6741 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6740 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.67km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6739 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.75km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6739 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.510km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6736 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.612km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6735 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.562km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.435km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.342km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.455km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6733 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6733 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6733 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.724km WNW of Imperial, CA · 6732 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.913km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6731 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.29km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6731 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6728 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.517km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 6726 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.65km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6726 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 285
- 1.612km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6726 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.623km WNW of Imperial, CA · 6724 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.062km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6724 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
The first 60 of 67.
Before
- 2.353km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6777 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.359km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6777 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.516km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6777 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.644km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6778 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6781 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.69km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6782 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.026km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6783 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.959km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6783 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6784 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.345km S of Ocotillo, CA · 6784 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.08km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6785 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.512km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6785 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.64km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6785 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.218km SW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6787 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.253km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6787 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.09km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6789 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.156km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6790 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6791 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.816km SE of Julian, CA · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.28km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 6792 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
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