Mexico earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 8km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 8km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sun, Oct 9, 1932, 3:45 PM GMT-8 (23:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1932-10-09 23:45:26 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.648° N, 115.608° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
327°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.312km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.812km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.839km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.43km NW of El Centro, CA · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.711km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.313km WSW of Heber, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.715km W of Imperial, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.78km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.611km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.19km NNW of Imperial, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.643km NE of Holtville, CA · 34312 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.511km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34309 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.612km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34306 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 34294 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.717km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 34289 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 34289 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.841km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34284 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.322km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 34271 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.44km NE of Heber, CA · 34269 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.34km NE of Heber, CA · 34269 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.51 km S of Calexico, California · 34316 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.54km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.012km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.86km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.54km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.023km W of Imperial, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.74km SW of El Centro, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.19km WSW of Calexico, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 4.04km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.14km WNW of Holtville, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.712km E of Ocotillo, CA · 34318 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.817km W of Imperial, CA · 34318 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.18km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34318 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.043km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34318 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.84km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34324 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.311km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34324 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.917km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34333 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359347. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.