Mexico earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 36km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 36km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, May 7, 1969, 4:00 AM GMT-7 (11:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mh), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-05-07 11:00:51 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.305° N, 115.781° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
187°, 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.28km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20955 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.57km N of Imperial, CA · 20951 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.29km SSE of Brawley, CA · 20945 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.85km SE of Brawley, CA · 20945 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.34km ESE of Holtville, CA · 20945 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.117km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20942 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 20940 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.09km SW of Brawley, CA · 20936 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.025km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20932 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.328km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 20931 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.04km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 20931 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.848km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.016km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.517km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.016km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.523km SSE of Salton City, CA · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.317km W of Westmorland, CA · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.517km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 20928 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.51km SW of Brawley, CA · 20926 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.25km NE of Imperial, CA · 20926 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.78km NW of Imperial, CA · 20926 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.421km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20921 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.742km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20921 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.44km S of Brawley, CA · 20921 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.521km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20920 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.94km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20920 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.249km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20916 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 3.148km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20916 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 3.248km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20915 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.653km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 20911 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 3.836km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20908 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.256km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 20902 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 3.514km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20900 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.550km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20962 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.550km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20964 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.568km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20969 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.548km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20970 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.546km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20971 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.86km NE of Calexico, CA · 20976 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.450km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 20985 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327641. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.