M2.7 earthquake 18km W of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Oct 28, 1978, 4:49 AM PDT

UTC

1978-10-28 11:49:52 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.586° N, 115.779° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

198°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

28

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast20 kmWSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast31 kmW

After

1. 1.55km WSW of Holtville, CASat, Oct 28, 7:46 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
2. 2.635km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:19 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:26 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.340km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:27 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.437km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:28 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.147km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:29 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.639km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:53 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.340km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:54 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.033km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:58 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
10. 3.433km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:58 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
11. 2.338km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 10:03 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.537km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 11:17 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.439km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 11:20 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
14. 1.73km E of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 28, 3:31 PM PDT · 17504 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
15. 3.314km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 4:44 PM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
16. 2.311km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 4:51 PM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.115km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 9:17 PM PDT · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
18. 2.04km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 29, 6:53 AM PST · 17503 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.530km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 29, 7:48 AM PST · 17503 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.910km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, Oct 29, 9:20 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
21. 2.510km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 29, 9:29 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
22. 1.91km SSE of Brawley, CASun, Oct 29, 9:54 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.914km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 30, 3:48 AM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
24. 2.616km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 30, 11:38 AM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 30, 3:02 PM PST · 17502 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
26. 2.453km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 31, 4:42 AM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
27. 2.551km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 31, 4:49 AM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
28. 2.211km ESE of Julian, CATue, Oct 31, 1:57 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
29. 2.53km NNE of Heber, CATue, Oct 31, 9:21 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
30. 2.73km NE of Heber, CATue, Oct 31, 10:42 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
31. 2.739km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Nov 1, 3:17 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
32. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 1, 6:11 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
33. 2.26km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Nov 2, 10:22 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
34. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Nov 2, 6:07 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
35. 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 2, 7:26 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 2, 7:57 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 3, 12:35 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
38. 2.737km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Nov 3, 8:36 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
39. 2.544km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 3, 5:57 PM PST · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
40. 1.915km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Nov 4, 11:30 PM PST · 17496 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
41. 2.314km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 5, 2:57 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
42. 2.514km SW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Nov 6, 4:23 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
43. 1.63km WSW of Brawley, CATue, Nov 7, 12:36 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
44. 1.79km SW of Niland, CATue, Nov 7, 3:11 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
45. 1.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CATue, Nov 7, 6:31 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
46. 2.014km W of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Nov 8, 4:37 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
47. 1.515km SSW of Oasis, CAWed, Nov 8, 12:52 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
48. 1.812km W of Niland, CAWed, Nov 8, 1:59 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
49. 1.816km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Nov 8, 9:26 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
50. 1.719km W of Imperial, CAThu, Nov 9, 12:54 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
51. 1.618km W of Imperial, CAThu, Nov 9, 11:33 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
52. 2.910km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 9, 3:00 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
53. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Nov 10, 10:41 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
54. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CAFri, Nov 10, 11:16 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
55. 2.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 10, 10:22 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
56. 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 4:50 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
57. 1.714km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 5:22 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
58. 2.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 12:03 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
59. 2.511km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 12:13 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
60. 2.211km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 12:19 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 1.95km W of Holtville, CASat, Oct 28, 3:04 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.150km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 28, 12:00 AM PDT · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.24km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Oct 27, 8:50 PM PDT · 17505 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.05km NW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Oct 27, 6:37 PM PDT · 17505 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 27, 4:20 PM PDT · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 26, 4:03 PM PDT · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.250km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Oct 25, 10:07 PM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.515km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 25, 10:08 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.17km N of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 24, 11:52 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Oct 24, 3:53 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CATue, Oct 24, 1:55 AM PDT · 17508 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.64km ESE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 24, 12:20 AM PDT · 17509 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.78km WSW of Niland, CAMon, Oct 23, 11:59 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.55km ESE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 23, 11:54 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.75km ESE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 23, 10:53 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.75km ESE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 23, 10:11 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
17. 2.04km ESE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 23, 8:44 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.163km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 23, 4:41 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.54km ESE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 23, 4:31 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
20. 1.74km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 23, 2:28 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313819. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.