Mexico earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 41km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 41km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Apr 25, 1968, 11:19 PM GMT-8 (07:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 21km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-04-26 07:19:38 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.243° N, 115.762° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
256°, 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 21332 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.920km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21332 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.08km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21331 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.814km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21331 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.724km N of Ocotillo, CA · 21327 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.122km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21327 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.915km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21326 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.621km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21325 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.610km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21325 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.523km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21324 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.521km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21324 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.926km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21324 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.419km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21323 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.566km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21322 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.512km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21321 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.220km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21320 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.019km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21320 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.021km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21319 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.518km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21319 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.85km S of Brawley, CA · 21316 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.523km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21316 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.08km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 21311 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.112km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21310 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 3.117km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21309 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.727km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 21308 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.419km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21306 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21306 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.217km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21304 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 3.022km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21299 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.922km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21297 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 3.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21296 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 3.116km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21295 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 3.027km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 21293 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 3.125km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21293 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.724km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21291 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 4.271km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21290 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.522km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21290 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 3.118km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21285 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 3.04km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 21283 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.012km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21334 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.416km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21335 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.413km WSW of El Centro, CA · 21336 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.412km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21336 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.810km SW of Westmorland, CA · 21337 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.915km WNW of Imperial, CA · 21337 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.921km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21337 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.620km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21338 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21338 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.625km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21340 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.212km SW of Westmorland, CA · 21342 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.916km E of Pine Valley, CA · 21342 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.820km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21343 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.516km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21344 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.024km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21344 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.221km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21344 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.916km NW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 21345 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.720km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21346 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.98km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21346 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.227km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 21346 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328948. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC.