M2.7 earthquake 47km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.7 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 29, 1972, 1:25 PM PST

UTC

1972-11-29 21:25:37 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.192° N, 115.775° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

207°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast52 kmSSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast57 kmSSW

After

1. 2.711km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Dec 1, 7:39 PM PST · 19653 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
2. 3.014km N of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 18, 2:08 PM PST · 19636 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.412km NE of Campo, CAFri, Dec 29, 4:37 PM PST · 19625 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.941km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Dec 30, 10:06 PM PST · 19624 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
5. 3.878km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jan 2, 7:21 PM PST · 19621 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.39km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jan 2, 10:30 PM PST · 19621 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.87km NW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jan 4, 5:06 PM PST · 19619 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
8. 3.773km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jan 4, 10:37 PM PST · 19619 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
9. 3.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jan 5, 4:05 PM PST · 19618 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.311km NE of Campo, CAFri, Jan 5, 4:57 PM PST · 19618 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
11. 3.976km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jan 9, 4:59 AM PST · 19615 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.315km SSE of Campo, CAFri, Jan 12, 4:34 PM PST · 19611 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
13. 3.325km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 13, 4:23 AM PST · 19611 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
14. 3.110km SSE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 15, 4:11 PM PST · 19608 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
15. 3.052km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 22, 12:50 AM PST · 19602 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
16. 3.28km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXThu, Jan 25, 2:37 PM PST · 19598 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.913km SE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Jan 25, 4:34 PM PST · 19598 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.412km NE of Campo, CAFri, Jan 26, 4:38 PM PST · 19597 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
19. 3.150km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 27, 1:54 PM PST · 19596 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.425km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Jan 27, 6:20 PM PST · 19596 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 2.753km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 23, 10:19 PM PST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.313km SE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Nov 22, 4:37 PM PST · 19662 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
3. 3.540km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Nov 13, 5:37 PM PST · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.92km SE of Brawley, CASun, Nov 12, 12:51 AM PST · 19673 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
5. 3.23km NNE of Brawley, CAFri, Nov 10, 7:06 PM PST · 19674 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.82km ESE of Brawley, CAFri, Nov 10, 5:08 PM PST · 19674 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.55km SE of Brawley, CAFri, Nov 10, 4:07 PM PST · 19674 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.55km ESE of Brawley, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:33 PM PST · 19674 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.826km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 8, 9:24 PM PST · 19676 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.610km ENE of Imperial, CATue, Oct 31, 1:58 PM PST · 19684 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320556. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.