M3.8 earthquake 57km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 57km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Mar 4, 1959, 8:59 AM GMT-8 (16:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 55km E of Ensenada, 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
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1959-03-04 16:59:28 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.177° N, 115.952° 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 31.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.735km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24674 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.762km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24665 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.564km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24652 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.59km S of Holtville, CA · 24646 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.855km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24623 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.530km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 24621 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297009. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC.