Mexico earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 50km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 50km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Fri, Jan 16, 1959, 11:04 PM GMT-8 (07:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 20km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1959-01-17 07:04:22 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.162° N, 115.769° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
301°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.720km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24718 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24718 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.367km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24715 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.262km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24715 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24715 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.857km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24715 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24712 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.866km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24712 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.548km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24697 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24690 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24675 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.857km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24673 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.735km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24672 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.762km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24664 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.858km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24720 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.866km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24722 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.760km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24723 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.58km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24726 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.360km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24727 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.463km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24727 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24729 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.864km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24732 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.521km W of Westmorland, CA · 24740 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.464km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24743 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24743 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.758km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24745 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.459km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.041km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.266km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.667km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.760km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 4.244km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.845km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24748 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296944. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.