M3.8 earthquake 45km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 45km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Jun 24, 1959, 4:39 AM GMT-7 (11:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 58km ESE of Maneadero, 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
- 1959-06-24 11:39:58 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.195° N, 115.737° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 299°, 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.715km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24555 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.88km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 24545 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.958km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24539 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.67km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 24519 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.342km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24516 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.051km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24504 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 3.861km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24571 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.823km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24572 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.818km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 24576 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.514km NW of Imperial, CA · 24576 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.522km S of Ocotillo, CA · 24585 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297095. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.