M3.2 earthquake 28km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 28km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Fri, Dec 25, 1936, 12:42 AM GMT-8 (08:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 29km ENE of Maneadero, 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
- 3.2 (mh), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1936-12-25 08:42:04 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.342° N, 115.692° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 332°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.722km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32781 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.127km SE of Campo, CA · 32776 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.211km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 32771 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.429km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 32745 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.924km W of Ocotillo, CA · 32730 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 3.11km ESE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 32785 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.010km ENE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 32785 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.91km SSE of El Centro, CA · 32785 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.93km W of El Centro, CA · 32785 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.91km SSE of El Centro, CA · 32785 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.255km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 32800 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.024km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 32802 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.536km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 32805 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364057. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.