M5.1 earthquake 40km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 40km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, May 26, 1962, 6:45 PM GMT-7 (01:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mh), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1962-05-27 01:45:40 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.258° N, 115.769° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 296°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.219km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 23490 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.824km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 23490 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.122km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 23490 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.463km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 23469 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.220km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 23464 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.414km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 23459 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.412km SW of Westmorland, CA · 23458 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.419km W of Westmorland, CA · 23458 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.724km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 23447 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10086670. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.