M2.9 earthquake 61km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, May 18, 1973, 4:37 PM PDT

UTC

1973-05-18 23:37:10 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.087° N, 115.861° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

297°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast66 kmSSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast71 kmSSW

After

1. 3.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jun 2, 5:59 AM PDT · 19479 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
2. 3.442km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jun 4, 12:30 PM PDT · 19476 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.521km ESE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jun 6, 3:27 AM PDT · 19475 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.616km SE of Holtville, CATue, Jun 12, 5:27 AM PDT · 19469 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.58km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jun 13, 10:28 PM PDT · 19467 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
6. 3.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jun 14, 5:44 PM PDT · 19466 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.712km N of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jun 15, 5:34 PM PDT · 19465 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.56km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jun 16, 4:18 AM PDT · 19465 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jun 17, 9:12 PM PDT · 19463 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.46km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Jun 20, 9:10 AM PDT · 19460 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.611km ESE of Holtville, CAThu, Jun 21, 6:33 AM PDT · 19460 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.96km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Jun 21, 10:10 AM PDT · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
13. 3.06km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Jun 21, 8:17 PM PDT · 19459 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Jun 21, 8:19 PM PDT · 19459 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, Jun 22, 7:36 AM PDT · 19459 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.952km S of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jun 25, 2:48 PM PDT · 19455 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
17. 1.818km SW of Westmorland, CASat, Jun 30, 8:47 AM PDT · 19451 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
18. 3.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jun 30, 4:46 PM PDT · 19450 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.13km NW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 2, 11:49 AM PDT · 19448 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.927km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 2, 11:51 PM PDT · 19448 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
21. 1.836km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jul 6, 2:12 AM PDT · 19445 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
22. 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jul 6, 2:12 AM PDT · 19445 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.742km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jul 6, 6:40 AM PDT · 19445 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
24. 3.035km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 6, 10:08 PM PDT · 19444 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
25. 1.66km SSE of Brawley, CASat, Jul 7, 8:11 PM PDT · 19443 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.25km SSE of Brawley, CASun, Jul 8, 12:58 AM PDT · 19443 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
27. 1.96km S of Brawley, CASun, Jul 8, 1:22 AM PDT · 19443 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.97km S of Brawley, CASun, Jul 8, 1:53 PM PDT · 19442 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.96km S of Brawley, CASun, Jul 8, 1:59 PM PDT · 19442 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
30. 2.67km SSW of Brawley, CASun, Jul 8, 3:48 PM PDT · 19442 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.95km S of Brawley, CASun, Jul 8, 3:51 PM PDT · 19442 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
32. 1.86km S of Brawley, CATue, Jul 10, 1:33 PM PDT · 19440 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.630km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jul 15, 1:32 AM PDT · 19436 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
34. 2.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 16, 8:54 AM PDT · 19434 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
35. 2.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 16, 9:33 AM PDT · 19434 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

Before

1. 3.62km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXThu, May 10, 8:25 PM PDT · 19501 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
2. 3.19km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXThu, May 10, 8:19 PM PDT · 19501 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.526km SE of Campo, CATue, May 8, 3:52 AM PDT · 19504 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.69km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 8, 12:37 AM PDT · 19504 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.722km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, May 4, 9:31 PM PDT · 19507 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
6. 3.659km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Apr 29, 8:42 PM PDT · 19512 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
7. 2.864km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 27, 5:34 AM PST · 19515 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3319973. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.