Mexico earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 68km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 68km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Oct 16, 1954, 12:05 AM GMT-8 (08:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1954-10-16 08:05:17 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.023° N, 115.882° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
336°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.131km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26276 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.230km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26276 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.934km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26276 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.883km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 5.942km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.336km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.936km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.259km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 5.136km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.276km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.443km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.037km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.054km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.031km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.231km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26275 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.443km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26274 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.853km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 6.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.732km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.040km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.930km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.438km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.837km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.144km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 4.029km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.038km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 4.224km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.633km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.532km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 4.635km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 4.440km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.931km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.933km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26256 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 4.443km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 26255 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 4.340km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26255 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 4.630km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26255 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 4.037km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26255 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 5.240km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26255 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 3.740km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26254 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 4.281km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26254 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 4.133km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26254 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 4.724km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26251 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 3.936km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26251 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 3.760km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26244 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.935km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26243 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 4.446km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26243 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 4.142km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26241 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 4.067km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26240 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.834km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26240 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 4.140km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26239 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 3.736km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26235 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 4.331km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26227 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 4.328km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 26225 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.651km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 26299 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298511. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.