M3.7 earthquake 42km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 42km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Mar 1, 1960, 6:46 PM GMT-8 (02:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 13km NW of Progreso, 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
- 1960-03-02 02:46:42 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.248° N, 115.798° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 296°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.618km E of Ocotillo, CA · 24269 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.29km SE of Brawley, CA · 24268 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.913km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.515km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.413km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.211km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24260 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.218km WSW of El Centro, CA · 24260 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.724km W of Westmorland, CA · 24257 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3351205. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.