M3.6 earthquake 50km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 50km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Jan 7, 1960, 9:51 AM GMT-8 (17:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 32km E 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
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-01-07 17:51:32 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.221° N, 115.905° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 340°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.032km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24360 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.660km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24349 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.49km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 24348 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.659km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24338 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.722km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24319 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.742km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24311 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12277815. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.