Mexico earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15km N of Tecate, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15km N of Tecate, B.C., MX on Fri, Feb 8, 2008, 7:33 PM PST (03:33 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 62km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-02-09 03:33:07 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.705° N, 116.626° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
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: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6812 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.915km SW of Westmorland, CA · 6812 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.915km SW of Westmorland, CA · 6812 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.76km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.36km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6811 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6810 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6809 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.76km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6809 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.50km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6808 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.817km W of Imperial, CA · 6807 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.88km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6807 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.511km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6806 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.86km WSW of Imperial, CA · 6806 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.943km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6806 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.611km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6805 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.820km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6805 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.411km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 6805 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.045km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.255km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.852km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6803 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.816km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 6803 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6803 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.612km WSW of Salton City, CA · 6803 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.925km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6802 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 3.254km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6802 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CA · 6802 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6801 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.255km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6800 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.746km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6800 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.97km WNW of El Centro, CA · 6799 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.36km WNW of El Centro, CA · 6799 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.017km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6799 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.039km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6798 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.611km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6797 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.59km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6797 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.68km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6797 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6797 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.215km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6797 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.910km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6797 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.710km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6797 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.017km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6797 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.614km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6796 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.110km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6796 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 3.010km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6796 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.98km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6795 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.55km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.132km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6795 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.66km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.245km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6794 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.157km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6793 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.057km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6793 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.28km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 6793 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.816km SE of Julian, CA · 6793 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6792 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.156km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6791 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 3.09km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6790 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.911km SSE of Anza, CA · 6790 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.68km S of La Jolla, CA · 6813 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 6814 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.68km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6814 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.06km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6814 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.732km W of La Jolla, CA · 6814 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.18km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6815 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6815 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.813km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 6815 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.77km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6816 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6816 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.78km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6816 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.933km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6816 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.120km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6816 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.444km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 6816 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.814km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6819 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.432km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6819 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.013km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6821 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.439km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6822 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.34km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6822 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14346844. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.