M2.8 earthquake 18km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Mar 18, 1978, 12:19 PM PST

UTC

1978-03-18 20:19:22 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.666° N, 115.745° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

132°

Stations used

29

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast17 kmWNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast28 kmW

After

1. 1.95km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 6:04 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
2. 3.18km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 8:53 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.45km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 8:56 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.12km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 9:04 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.02km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 9:12 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.92km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 4:47 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.78km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 5:05 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.76km ESE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 2:56 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.26km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 3:02 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.07km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 4:50 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
11. 1.85km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 5:20 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.78km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 9:15 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.01km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 9:27 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 2:38 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 5:37 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.87km E of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 9:57 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.819km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 12:12 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.93km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 9:22 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Mar 21, 12:30 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
20. 2.07km E of Imperial, CATue, Mar 21, 4:19 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
21. 2.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Mar 21, 5:18 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.78km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 7:03 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
23. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 9:47 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:20 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
25. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:21 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
26. 1.97km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Mar 23, 12:57 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
27. 2.06km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Mar 23, 3:34 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Mar 23, 5:27 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Mar 23, 6:19 PM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
30. 2.29km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Mar 24, 10:53 PM PST · 17722 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
31. 1.99km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Mar 25, 12:40 AM PST · 17722 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
32. 1.96km SSE of Westmorland, CASat, Mar 25, 3:27 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
33. 1.912km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXSat, Mar 25, 10:49 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
34. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 25, 2:24 PM PST · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
35. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CASat, Mar 25, 9:35 PM PST · 17721 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
36. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Mar 26, 1:10 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
37. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Mar 26, 3:21 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.64km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 26, 3:39 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
39. 1.85km N of Brawley, CASun, Mar 26, 3:57 PM PST · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 26, 8:38 PM PST · 17720 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
41. 3.23km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 27, 2:36 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
42. 1.84km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Mar 27, 10:41 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
43. 1.78km W of Calipatria, CAMon, Mar 27, 11:49 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
44. 2.26km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 27, 2:56 PM PST · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
45. 1.54km W of Brawley, CAMon, Mar 27, 6:35 PM PST · 17719 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
46. 1.912km W of Niland, CATue, Mar 28, 2:12 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
47. 1.812km W of Niland, CATue, Mar 28, 2:15 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
48. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 28, 4:12 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.08km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Mar 28, 12:04 PM PST · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.62km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Mar 28, 8:52 PM PST · 17718 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
51. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXWed, Mar 29, 5:18 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
52. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Mar 29, 10:01 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
53. 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Mar 29, 10:01 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
54. 1.93km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXWed, Mar 29, 4:05 PM PST · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
55. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 29, 9:41 PM PST · 17717 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
56. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Mar 30, 7:04 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
57. 2.212km N of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Mar 30, 10:48 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
58. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Mar 30, 10:41 PM PST · 17716 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
59. 1.76km WNW of Holtville, CAThu, Mar 30, 11:00 PM PST · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
60. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Mar 31, 7:00 PM PST · 17715 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

1. 1.98km E of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 7:27 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.47km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 5:10 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 4:19 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.16km E of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 3:43 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 3:40 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.93km E of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 3:38 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.85km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 3:37 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.94km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 3:30 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 3:06 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.614km W of Niland, CASat, Mar 18, 2:52 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.94km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 12:52 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 12:50 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.17km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 12:46 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.76km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Mar 17, 10:00 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.76km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Mar 17, 9:41 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
16. 3.64km ESE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Mar 17, 8:40 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.76km N of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 17, 3:54 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.18km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Mar 17, 7:55 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
19. 1.526km ESE of Campo, CAFri, Mar 17, 2:53 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.46km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Mar 16, 10:37 PM PST · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338188. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.