M1.8 earthquake 19km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Mar 20, 1978, 12:12 PM PST

UTC

1978-03-20 20:12:02 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.679° N, 115.750° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

180°

Stations used

7

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast14 kmSSW
• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast18 kmWNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast28 kmWNW

After

1. 1.93km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 9:22 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Mar 21, 12:30 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.07km E of Imperial, CATue, Mar 21, 4:19 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Mar 21, 5:18 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.78km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 7:03 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 9:47 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:20 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:21 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.97km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Mar 23, 12:57 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.06km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Mar 23, 3:34 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Mar 23, 5:27 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Mar 23, 6:19 PM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.29km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Mar 24, 10:53 PM PST · 17722 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.99km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Mar 25, 12:40 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.96km SSE of Westmorland, CASat, Mar 25, 3:27 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.912km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXSat, Mar 25, 10:49 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 25, 2:24 PM PST · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CASat, Mar 25, 9:35 PM PST · 17721 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Mar 26, 1:10 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Mar 26, 3:21 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.64km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 26, 3:39 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
22. 1.85km N of Brawley, CASun, Mar 26, 3:57 PM PST · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
23. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 26, 8:38 PM PST · 17720 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
24. 3.23km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 27, 2:36 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
25. 1.84km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Mar 27, 10:41 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
26. 1.78km W of Calipatria, CAMon, Mar 27, 11:49 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
27. 2.26km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 27, 2:56 PM PST · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.54km W of Brawley, CAMon, Mar 27, 6:35 PM PST · 17719 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
29. 1.912km W of Niland, CATue, Mar 28, 2:12 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
30. 1.812km W of Niland, CATue, Mar 28, 2:15 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
31. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 28, 4:12 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
32. 2.08km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Mar 28, 12:04 PM PST · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
33. 1.62km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Mar 28, 8:52 PM PST · 17718 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
34. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXWed, Mar 29, 5:18 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Mar 29, 10:01 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
36. 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Mar 29, 10:01 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
37. 1.93km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXWed, Mar 29, 4:05 PM PST · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
38. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 29, 9:41 PM PST · 17717 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
39. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Mar 30, 7:04 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
40. 2.212km N of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Mar 30, 10:48 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
41. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Mar 30, 10:41 PM PST · 17716 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
42. 1.76km WNW of Holtville, CAThu, Mar 30, 11:00 PM PST · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
43. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Mar 31, 7:00 PM PST · 17715 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
44. 1.55km N of Brawley, CAFri, Mar 31, 10:05 PM PST · 17715 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
45. 1.75km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Apr 1, 12:50 AM PST · 17714 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
46. 1.95km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Apr 1, 6:23 AM PST · 17714 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
47. 2.07km NE of Imperial, CASun, Apr 2, 1:22 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
48. 1.87km NE of Imperial, CASun, Apr 2, 1:58 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
49. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CASun, Apr 2, 2:00 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
50. 2.43km N of Julian, CASun, Apr 2, 6:34 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
51. 1.79km NW of Imperial, CASun, Apr 2, 9:08 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
52. 2.410km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Apr 2, 10:18 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
53. 2.54km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Apr 2, 4:16 PM PST · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
54. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CASun, Apr 2, 8:54 PM PST · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
55. 2.06km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Apr 2, 10:05 PM PST · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
56. 1.87km ENE of Imperial, CASun, Apr 2, 10:45 PM PST · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
57. 2.222km SW of Westmorland, CAMon, Apr 3, 3:42 PM PST · 17712 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
58. 2.027km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Apr 3, 6:07 PM PST · 17712 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
59. 2.114km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, Apr 3, 10:27 PM PST · 17712 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
60. 1.54km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Apr 4, 7:02 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 1.87km E of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 9:57 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 5:37 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 2:38 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.01km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 9:27 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
5. 1.78km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 9:15 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.85km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 5:20 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.07km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 4:50 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.26km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 3:02 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.76km ESE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 2:56 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.78km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 5:05 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.92km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 4:47 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.02km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 9:12 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.12km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 9:04 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.45km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 8:56 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
15. 3.18km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 8:53 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.95km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 6:04 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 12:19 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.98km E of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 7:27 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.47km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 5:10 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 4:19 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338232. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.