Mexico earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 28km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 28km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Mon, Oct 12, 1936, 2:43 PM GMT-8 (22:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 36km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1936-10-12 22:43:22 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.428° N, 115.823° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
336°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.918km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 32857 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.015km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 32846 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.517km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32841 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.840km SE of Campo, CA · 32841 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.718km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 32828 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.813km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 32824 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.536km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 32805 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.024km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 32802 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.255km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 32800 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.711km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 32858 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.67km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 32858 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.121km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 32858 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.724km W of Westmorland, CA · 32858 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.023km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 32858 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.426km S of Ocotillo, CA · 32865 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.719km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 32865 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.38km W of Ocotillo, CA · 32869 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.717km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.45km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.88km N of Brawley, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.710km SW of El Centro, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.76km ESE of Imperial, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.52km SSE of Imperial, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.96km ENE of El Centro, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.06km WSW of Holtville, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.62km SSE of El Centro, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.523km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.911km WSW of El Centro, CA · 32882 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.417km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 32883 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363899. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.