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M2.8 earthquake 36km S of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 36km S of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Aug 12, 1969, 12:06 AM GMT-7 (07:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-08-12 07:06:45 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.252° N, 115.580° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
258°, 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.01km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 20843 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.563km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 20839 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.932km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20831 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.623km SW of Westmorland, CA · 20827 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.77km ENE of Imperial, CA · 20827 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20827 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.046km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20826 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.020km W of Westmorland, CA · 20824 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.934km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20807 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.040km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20806 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.160km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 20804 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.057km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.116km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.519km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20867 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.25km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 20867 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.68km NNE of Brawley, CA · 20867 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.47km WSW of Brawley, CA · 20868 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.15km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 20870 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.56km ENE of El Centro, CA · 20871 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.36km SSW of Brawley, CA · 20871 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.52km W of Brawley, CA · 20871 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.32km WSW of Brawley, CA · 20872 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.45km ESE of Imperial, CA · 20872 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.94km NE of El Centro, CA · 20872 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.47km NE of Imperial, CA · 20872 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.94km E of El Centro, CA · 20872 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.27km SSW of Brawley, CA · 20872 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.96km SSW of Brawley, CA · 20872 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.54km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 20872 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.23km NE of Imperial, CA · 20873 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.90km N of Calexico, CA · 20873 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.22km SSW of Brawley, CA · 20874 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.082km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 20880 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327164. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.