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M3.1 earthquake 18km W of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Apr 12, 1938, 7:04 AM GMT-8 (15:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1938-04-12 15:04:40 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.589° N, 115.781° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
326°, 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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.23km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 32306 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.319km E of Brawley, CA · 32306 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.217km E of Brawley, CA · 32306 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.117km E of Brawley, CA · 32306 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.86km W of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 32306 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.67km W of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 32306 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.17km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32305 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.711km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 32304 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.812km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 32304 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.13km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 32304 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.18km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 32304 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.012km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 32302 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.014km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 32301 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.129km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 32290 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.73km NE of Julian, CA · 32275 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.127km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 32273 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.014km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32273 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.66km NW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 32260 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.46km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 32254 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.817km WSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 32254 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.715km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32254 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.22km NNE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32254 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.59km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32254 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.47km NNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32253 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.95km NNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32251 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.526km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32251 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 4.43km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 32251 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.015km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 32306 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.611km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 32306 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.112km E of Brawley, CA · 32306 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.31km SSE of Heber, CA · 32316 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364576. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.