M3.5 earthquake 64km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 64km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Mar 26, 1959, 10:49 PM GMT-8 (06:49 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
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1959-03-27 06:49:02 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.105° N, 115.961° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 345°, 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
- 3.59km S of Holtville, CA · 24645 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.855km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24621 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.530km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 24620 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24600 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.362km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24598 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 3.762km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24664 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.735km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24672 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.857km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24674 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.