Mexico earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15km W of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Mon, Dec 8, 1969, 12:19 AM GMT-8 (08:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 58km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-12-08 08:19:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.581° N, 115.741° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
220°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72km NNE of Imperial, CA · 20744 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.32km N of El Centro, CA · 20744 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.918km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20741 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.79km SSE of Salton City, CA · 20736 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.447km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20735 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.727km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 20731 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.96km NE of Calexico, CA · 20721 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.88km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 20720 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.07km SSW of Salton City, CA · 20716 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.412km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 20709 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.43km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20709 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.14km S of Salton City, CA · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.026km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 20705 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.558km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 20702 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.326km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 20701 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.046km S of Ocotillo, CA · 20700 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.421km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20745 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.43km SSE of Imperial, CA · 20745 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.63km NNE of Imperial, CA · 20745 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.74km N of Imperial, CA · 20745 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.87km N of Imperial, CA · 20745 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.240km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20745 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.45km NW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 20747 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.721km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20751 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.318km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20753 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.818km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20754 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.66km WSW of Holtville, CA · 20756 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20756 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.517km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20760 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.21km NW of El Centro, CA · 20768 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.525km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 20768 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.325km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 20770 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.549km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20771 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3342297. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.