Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 66km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 66km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Mon, Sep 4, 1978, 8:48 AM PDT (15:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 66km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-09-04 15:48:28 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.027° N, 115.831° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17558 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.63km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17556 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.414km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.689km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.56km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.85km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17553 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.112km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17553 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.361km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17553 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.88km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17552 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.849km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17552 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 17551 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.39km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.210km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17548 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.267km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17548 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.754km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17546 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.514km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17545 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.762km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17544 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.261km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17543 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.710km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17543 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.88km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17542 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.518km W of Imperial, CA · 17542 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.518km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17541 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.919km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17541 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.625km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 17540 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.356km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17538 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.278km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.215km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.52km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.74km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.02km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.839km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.14km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.235km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.76km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.332km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.140km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.783km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.039km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.06km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.255km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.031km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17527 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.95km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17527 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CA · 17527 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.611km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17524 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.76km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17524 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.210km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17523 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.79km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17523 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.42km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17520 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 3.192km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 17518 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.368km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.58km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17517 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.7101km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.971km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.670km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.910km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.622km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17514 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.31km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17559 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.316km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17560 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.12km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17561 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.588km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.072km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.922km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17564 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.688km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17564 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.174 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 17564 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.510km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17564 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.06km NW of Holtville, CA · 17565 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.77km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17566 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.230km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17567 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.222km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 17567 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.962km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17568 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.95km SW of Imperial, CA · 17570 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.028km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17571 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.85km SW of Holtville, CA · 17571 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.76km NW of Holtville, CA · 17572 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17572 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3341597. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.