M3.7 earthquake 53km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 53km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Fri, Mar 14, 1958, 5:30 PM GMT-8 (01:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 65km E 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
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1958-03-15 01:30:12 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.143° N, 115.806° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 342°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25024 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.564km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25018 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.865km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25015 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.776km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25014 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.764km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24973 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.360km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24973 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.717km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24971 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296541. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.