M2.0 earthquake 52km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Aug 29, 1978, 9:44 PM PDT

UTC

1978-08-30 04:44:27 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.126° N, 115.739° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

267°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast58 kmSSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast62 kmSSW

After

1. 2.12km W of Brawley, CAWed, Aug 30, 5:39 AM PDT · 17563 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.73km WNW of Brawley, CAWed, Aug 30, 5:48 AM PDT · 17563 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.922km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Aug 30, 8:55 PM PDT · 17562 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.072km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Aug 30, 9:21 PM PDT · 17562 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.588km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Aug 31, 8:19 AM PDT · 17562 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
6. 2.12km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Sep 1, 5:07 PM PDT · 17561 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.316km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Sep 2, 4:36 PM PDT · 17560 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
8. 2.17km NW of Holtville, CAMon, Sep 4, 7:33 AM PDT · 17558 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.31km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Sep 4, 8:09 AM PDT · 17558 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.166km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 4, 8:48 AM PDT · 17558 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.53km WSW of Imperial, CAMon, Sep 4, 10:06 AM PDT · 17558 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.63km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXWed, Sep 6, 10:29 PM PDT · 17555 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.64km SE of Westmorland, CAThu, Sep 7, 10:15 PM PDT · 17554 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.414km SW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Sep 8, 4:00 PM PDT · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.689km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Sep 8, 5:32 PM PDT · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.56km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Sep 9, 4:14 AM PDT · 17553 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.85km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Sep 9, 7:43 PM PDT · 17552 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
18. 3.112km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Sep 9, 10:59 PM PDT · 17552 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.361km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Sep 10, 7:12 AM PDT · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
20. 1.88km WNW of Holtville, CAMon, Sep 11, 5:18 AM PDT · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
21. 2.849km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 11, 7:45 AM PDT · 17551 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
22. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Sep 11, 10:54 PM PDT · 17550 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
23. 2.39km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Sep 12, 5:24 PM PDT · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
24. 2.18km NNE of Imperial, CAWed, Sep 13, 12:41 AM PDT · 17549 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.67km S of Brawley, CAWed, Sep 13, 12:44 AM PDT · 17549 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
26. 2.28km NNE of Imperial, CAWed, Sep 13, 2:33 AM PDT · 17549 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.210km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 14, 9:47 AM PDT · 17548 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
28. 2.267km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 14, 6:15 PM PDT · 17547 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
29. 1.73km NNE of Brawley, CAFri, Sep 15, 8:39 AM PDT · 17547 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
30. 2.754km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSat, Sep 16, 12:00 PM PDT · 17546 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.514km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Sep 17, 11:25 PM PDT · 17544 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
32. 2.762km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 19, 5:58 AM PDT · 17543 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
33. 2.261km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Sep 20, 2:38 AM PDT · 17542 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
34. 1.710km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Sep 20, 7:10 AM PDT · 17542 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
35. 1.88km E of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Sep 20, 9:27 AM PDT · 17542 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
36. 1.518km W of Imperial, CAWed, Sep 20, 9:45 AM PDT · 17542 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
37. 2.518km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Sep 21, 11:05 PM PDT · 17540 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
38. 1.919km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Sep 22, 12:44 AM PDT · 17540 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
39. 1.625km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Sep 23, 7:57 AM PDT · 17539 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
40. 2.356km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 24, 9:58 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
41. 2.278km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 25, 4:55 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
42. 2.215km SW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Sep 25, 9:08 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
43. 2.52km NW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 9:03 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
44. 2.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 10:30 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
45. 2.74km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 10:31 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
46. 3.02km SSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 11:17 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
47. 1.839km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 11:21 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
48. 2.14km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 11:50 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
49. 2.235km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 28, 5:46 PM PDT · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.52km S of Brawley, CAThu, Sep 28, 10:05 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
51. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Sep 30, 12:32 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
52. 1.76km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Sep 30, 6:22 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
53. 2.332km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Sep 30, 7:06 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
54. 2.140km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 1, 3:48 AM PDT · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
55. 2.783km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 1, 6:18 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
56. 2.039km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 2, 3:24 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
57. 2.06km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXTue, Oct 3, 6:50 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
58. 1.62km WNW of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:55 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
59. 2.255km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 4, 11:37 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
60. 2.031km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Oct 5, 12:24 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

1. 2.688km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Aug 29, 11:16 AM PDT · 17564 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
2. 4.174 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), MexicoTue, Aug 29, 11:02 AM PDT · 17564 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.510km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Aug 29, 9:26 AM PDT · 17564 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.06km NW of Holtville, CAMon, Aug 28, 2:58 PM PDT · 17565 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.87km NNW of Holtville, CAMon, Aug 28, 7:02 AM PDT · 17565 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.72km ENE of Brawley, CASun, Aug 27, 3:48 PM PDT · 17566 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.77km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Aug 27, 10:32 AM PDT · 17566 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.618km W of Westmorland, CASun, Aug 27, 2:13 AM PDT · 17566 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.230km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Aug 26, 9:49 PM PDT · 17566 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.222km NNE of Ocotillo, CASat, Aug 26, 9:19 PM PDT · 17566 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.962km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Aug 25, 11:11 PM PDT · 17567 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.95km SW of Imperial, CAWed, Aug 23, 7:29 PM PDT · 17569 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.36km S of Brawley, CAWed, Aug 23, 10:10 AM PDT · 17570 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.226km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Aug 23, 7:59 AM PDT · 17570 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.028km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Aug 23, 7:28 AM PDT · 17570 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.85km SW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 22, 11:34 PM PDT · 17570 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.76km NW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 22, 12:04 AM PDT · 17571 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Aug 21, 8:56 PM PDT · 17571 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.646km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 21, 7:28 AM PDT · 17572 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.75km SE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Aug 21, 4:53 AM PDT · 17572 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3341426. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.