M3.7 earthquake 35km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 35km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Mar 5, 1959, 1:38 PM GMT-8 (21:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 62km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
- 1959-03-05 21:38:08 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.286° N, 115.725° 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
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 295°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.762km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24664 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.564km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24651 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.59km S of Holtville, CA · 24645 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.855km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24621 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.530km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 24620 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297012. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.