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M3.5 earthquake 27km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 27km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Dec 9, 1958, 11:23 AM GMT-8 (19:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 64km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1958-12-09 19:23:02 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.384° N, 115.760° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
288°, 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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.138km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24760 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24759 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.329km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 24758 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.444km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24757 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.064km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24755 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.845km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.244km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.760km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.667km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.266km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.041km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.459km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.758km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.464km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.521km W of Westmorland, CA · 24745 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.864km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24737 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24734 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.463km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24732 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 3.360km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24732 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 3.58km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24731 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.760km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24728 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.866km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24727 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 3.858km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24725 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24725 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 3.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24723 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 4.367km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24720 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 4.262km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24720 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 3.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24720 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 3.857km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24720 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24717 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 3.866km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24716 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24765 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.236km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24765 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.358km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24767 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24767 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24769 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.754km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24769 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.845km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24770 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.763km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24770 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.068km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24770 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.547km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24771 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.956km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24771 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.652km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24772 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 5.462km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24772 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.651km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24772 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.767km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24772 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.766km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24772 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.755km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24772 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 5.844km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24772 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.864km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24773 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.727km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24787 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296848. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.