M3.6 earthquake 6km NW of Tecolots, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6km NW of Tecolots, B.C., MX on Sat, May 28, 1938, 6:29 AM GMT-7 (13:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 5km NNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1938-05-28 13:29:33 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.597° N, 115.031° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 333°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.46km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.817km WSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.715km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.22km NNE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.59km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.47km NNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.95km NNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32261 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.526km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32261 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.43km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 32260 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.415km NNW of Niland, CA · 32237 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.521km NNE of Niland, CA · 32237 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.743km SE of Desert Center, CA · 32213 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364625. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.