M2.8 earthquake 7km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.8 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 15, 1979, 4:48 PM PDT

UTC

1979-10-15 23:48:40 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.637° N, 115.560° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 24.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

230°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast1 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast10 kmW

After

1. 2.57km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:50 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.05km NNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:51 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
3. 3.53km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:51 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
4. 3.48km E of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:52 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
5. 3.55km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:53 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.87km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:53 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.74km SW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:54 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
8. 4.17km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:55 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.510km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 4:56 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.510km S of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:57 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
11. 3.011km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:58 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
12. 3.012km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:59 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
13. 3.37km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:01 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
14. 3.04km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:02 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.58km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:03 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 5:03 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
17. 2.08km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 5:03 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
18. 3.07km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:04 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.09km NW of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:05 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.97km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:05 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
21. 3.56km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:06 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
22. 2.02km SW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:06 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
23. 2.54km S of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:07 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
24. 2.87km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:10 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
25. 1.53km NW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:11 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
26. 2.09km NNW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:11 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
27. 2.07km SSW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:12 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
28. 3.09km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 5:12 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
29. 2.212km E of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:13 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
30. 1.51km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:14 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
31. 1.54km NE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:16 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
32. 2.89km SSW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:17 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
33. 3.36km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:17 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
34. 2.77km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:18 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
35. 2.97km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:19 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
36. 3.36km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:20 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
37. 3.06km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:20 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
38. 4.12km SSE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:22 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
39. 2.71km ESE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:23 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
40. 2.75km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:25 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
41. 2.92km ESE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:26 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
42. 3.33km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:27 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
43. 3.76km ENE of El Centro, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:27 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
44. 3.32km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:30 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.87km SSW of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:31 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
46. 3.46km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:31 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
47. 2.79km ESE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:33 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
48. 3.04km NNE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:33 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
49. 3.07km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:34 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
50. 3.17km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:35 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
51. 3.34km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:38 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
52. 2.74km S of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:38 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
53. 2.79km SSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:41 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
54. 2.58km NE of Calexico, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:41 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
55. 3.08km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:42 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
56. 2.57km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:43 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
57. 2.67km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:43 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
58. 2.84km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:44 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
59. 2.08km NW of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:45 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
60. 2.09km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:45 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 2.013km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 4:48 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.56km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:46 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.06km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:46 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
4. 3.41km W of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:45 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.020km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:45 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
6. 2.510km W of Niland, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:44 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.014km ESE of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:43 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
8. 3.26km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:43 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.55km NNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:41 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.517km E of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:41 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
11. 2.53km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:40 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.58km E of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:40 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
13. 3.16km SE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:40 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
14. 3.27km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:39 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
15. 3.011km WNW of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:38 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.09km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 4:37 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
17. 3.47km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:36 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.04km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:36 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
19. 3.56km ESE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:35 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.84km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:35 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12263863. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.