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M3.4 earthquake 59km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 59km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Fri, Dec 19, 1958, 8:50 PM GMT-8 (04:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 58km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1958-12-20 04:50:39 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.144° N, 115.945° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
344°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.758km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24746 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24745 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.464km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24745 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.521km W of Westmorland, CA · 24742 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.864km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24734 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24731 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.614km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 24729 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.463km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24729 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.360km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24728 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.58km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24728 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.760km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24725 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.866km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24723 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.858km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24722 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24721 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.720km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24720 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24720 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.367km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24717 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.262km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24716 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24716 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.857km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24716 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 3.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24714 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.866km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24713 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 3.548km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24699 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24691 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 3.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.041km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.266km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.667km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.760km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.244km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.845km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.056km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24750 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.064km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24752 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.444km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24754 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.329km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 24754 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24756 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.138km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24757 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.527km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24760 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24762 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.236km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24762 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.358km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24764 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24764 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24766 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296883. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.