Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14km W of Tecate, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14km W of Tecate, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 12, 2008, 11:55 AM PST (19:55 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9km SSE of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-01-12 19:55:54 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.563° N, 116.784° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6839 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.415km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6839 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.97km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 6838 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.127km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 6836 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 6835 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.334km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 6833 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.612km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6832 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.717km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6831 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 6829 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.010km NE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6828 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.410km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6828 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.324km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6828 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.56km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6828 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.419km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6826 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.714km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6826 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.613km SW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6826 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.513km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6826 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.614km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6825 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.825km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.922km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.614km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 6825 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.623km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.810km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 6825 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.311km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 6821 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.34km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6821 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.439km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6821 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.013km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6820 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.432km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6819 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.814km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 3.444km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 6816 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.120km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6815 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.933km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.78km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6815 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6815 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.77km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6815 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.813km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 6815 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6815 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6814 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.18km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6814 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.732km W of La Jolla, CA · 6814 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.06km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6813 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.68km S of La Jolla, CA · 6812 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.615km N of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6812 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.36km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6811 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6809 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6809 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.76km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6808 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.50km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6808 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.88km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6806 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.511km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6806 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.943km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6805 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.820km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.411km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.045km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.255km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.852km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6803 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6802 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6802 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.556km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6842 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6842 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.037km SSE of Campo, CA · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.350km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.913km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6844 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.514km SSE of Anza, CA · 6844 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6845 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.18km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6846 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.920km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6846 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.348km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6846 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.620km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6846 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.132km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6847 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.426km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6848 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.014km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 6849 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.931km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6849 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.815km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6850 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.825km SSE of Campo, CA · 6850 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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