Mexico earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 15km W of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 15km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Feb 13, 1951, 9:46 AM GMT-8 (17:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 15km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1951-02-13 17:46:34 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.575° N, 115.748° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
335°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27598 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.315km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27571 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 27571 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.011km SW of Westmorland, CA · 27615 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.119km W of Imperial, CA · 27615 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.013km W of Westmorland, CA · 27633 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.923km W of Westmorland, CA · 27634 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.324km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 27635 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.68km WSW of Brawley, CA · 27635 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.87km ENE of El Centro, CA · 27635 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.410km NW of Holtville, CA · 27635 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.715km E of Brawley, CA · 27635 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.89km WNW of Holtville, CA · 27635 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 6.014km WNW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 27635 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.814km ENE of Julian, CA · 27636 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322671. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.