M2.2 earthquake 16km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.2 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Nov 15, 1973, 1:12 AM PST

UTC

1973-11-15 09:12:10 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.651° N, 115.727° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast15 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast26 kmW

After

1. 3.48km ENE of El Centro, CAThu, Nov 15, 4:28 PM PST · 19313 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.814km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Nov 23, 3:04 AM PST · 19305 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
3. 1.812km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Nov 25, 2:35 PM PST · 19303 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
4. 3.44km WNW of Brawley, CASun, Nov 25, 9:44 PM PST · 19302 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.52km W of Brawley, CAMon, Nov 26, 12:34 AM PST · 19302 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.56km SE of Westmorland, CATue, Nov 27, 10:49 AM PST · 19301 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
7. 2.53km W of Brawley, CATue, Nov 27, 11:29 PM PST · 19300 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
8. 2.65km W of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 28, 12:31 AM PST · 19300 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
9. 3.060km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 28, 7:21 PM PST · 19299 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.74km W of Imperial, CAFri, Nov 30, 3:55 AM PST · 19298 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.73km SSW of Brawley, CASat, Dec 1, 12:11 AM PST · 19297 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.42km E of Brawley, CASat, Dec 1, 7:13 AM PST · 19297 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
13. 3.045km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Dec 2, 4:32 AM PST · 19296 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.43km SSE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Dec 5, 4:35 PM PST · 19293 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
15. 3.16km SSW of Salton City, CAThu, Dec 6, 6:09 AM PST · 19292 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.18km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 8:59 AM PST · 19291 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
17. 3.748km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Dec 13, 6:59 PM PST · 19284 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
18. 3.212km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 20, 12:42 PM PST · 19278 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
19. 3.56km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 20, 4:30 PM PST · 19278 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.817km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXFri, Dec 21, 11:51 AM PST · 19277 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
21. 2.510km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 24, 1:02 PM PST · 19274 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
22. 2.59km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Dec 25, 1:52 AM PST · 19273 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
23. 2.022km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 25, 2:01 AM PST · 19273 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
24. 2.56km SW of Holtville, CASat, Dec 29, 1:23 PM PST · 19269 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
25. 2.47km WSW of Holtville, CASun, Dec 30, 5:46 AM PST · 19268 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
26. 2.85km NNE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jan 2, 9:49 PM PST · 19264 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
27. 3.529km SE of Campo, CATue, Jan 8, 2:59 AM PDT · 19259 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
28. 2.54km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jan 9, 8:14 AM PDT · 19258 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
29. 2.110km E of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jan 12, 5:42 AM PDT · 19255 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 2.110km NE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Nov 14, 4:29 PM PST · 19314 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.854km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Nov 10, 3:27 AM PST · 19318 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
3. 3.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Nov 9, 8:05 AM PST · 19319 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 7, 9:47 AM PST · 19321 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 3.016km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Nov 2, 5:50 AM PST · 19326 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.16km WSW of Brawley, CASat, Oct 27, 3:10 AM PDT · 19332 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.613km E of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 26, 5:42 PM PDT · 19333 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.721km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Oct 24, 7:42 PM PDT · 19334 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.616km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Oct 21, 4:30 PM PDT · 19338 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
10. 3.319km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 21, 4:20 PM PDT · 19338 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.710km NNE of Tecate, B.C., MXFri, Oct 19, 12:00 PM PDT · 19340 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
12. 3.210km N of Tecate, B.C., MXThu, Oct 18, 6:41 PM PDT · 19340 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
13. 3.010km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 17, 4:16 AM PDT · 19342 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
14. 3.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 16, 11:25 AM PDT · 19343 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
15. 4.368km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 16, 7:53 AM PDT · 19343 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12321767. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.