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M3.5 earthquake 67km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 67km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Oct 29, 1968, 5:26 AM GMT-8 (13:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 47km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-10-29 13:26:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.024° N, 115.867° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
275°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75km E of Imperial, CA · 21147 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.844km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21141 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.26km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21140 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.92km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 21139 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.547km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21131 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.848km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21131 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.183km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21123 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.20km ENE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 21116 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.366km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21115 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.280km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21112 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.364km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21108 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.41km SSW of El Centro, CA · 21092 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.473km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21151 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.947km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21160 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.226km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 21170 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328265. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.