Mexico earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sun, Mar 26, 1978, 1:10 AM PST (09:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 7km WSW of Holtville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-03-26 09:10:14 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.671° N, 115.750° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.37km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.47km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.37km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.17km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.47km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.27km E of Imperial, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.77km W of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.18km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.08km W of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.78km NE of Heber, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.67km ENE of Heber, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.78km NE of Heber, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.58km NE of Heber, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.87km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.88km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17694 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17694 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.57km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.77km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.243km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17693 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.55km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17693 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.28km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17693 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17693 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17693 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.18km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17692 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.610km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17692 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.927km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17692 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.310km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17691 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.522km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17691 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.28km E of North Shore, CA · 17691 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.58km E of North Shore, CA · 17691 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.68km E of North Shore, CA · 17691 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.88km E of North Shore, CA · 17691 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.79km E of North Shore, CA · 17691 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.64km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17690 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.78km E of North Shore, CA · 17690 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.58km E of North Shore, CA · 17690 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.52km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17690 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17689 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.87km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17688 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.813km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17688 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.810km W of Niland, CA · 17687 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.88km W of Holtville, CA · 17687 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.510km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17687 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.328km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17686 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.910km W of Niland, CA · 17686 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.56km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17684 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.97km E of Westmorland, CA · 17684 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.99km W of Holtville, CA · 17683 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17683 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.55km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17683 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 193.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338356. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.