Mexico earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Feb 6, 1979, 4:45 PM PST (00:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 77km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-07 00:45:28 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.445° N, 115.712° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 20.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122km ESE of Campo, CA · 17403 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.521km W of Imperial, CA · 17402 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.316km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17401 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.017km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17401 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17401 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.573km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.710km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.78km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.712km SW of Salton City, CA · 17400 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.524km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17397 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.813km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 17397 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.55km NW of El Centro, CA · 17396 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.610km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17395 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.312km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17395 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.840km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.66km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17395 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.977km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17394 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 17394 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.812km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.166km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17393 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.310km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17392 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.68km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.514km E of Julian, CA · 17391 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17389 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.56km W of Holtville, CA · 17388 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 17388 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.086km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.86km W of Imperial, CA · 17387 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.565km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.172km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17386 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.58km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17386 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.774km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.721km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17386 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.68km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17386 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.55km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17385 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.924km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17385 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.723km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.515km W of Westmorland, CA · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.217km W of Westmorland, CA · 17383 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 17383 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 4.077km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.368km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.467km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 4.377km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.866km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.98km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.830km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.612km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.117km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.14km E of Westmorland, CA · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.717km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 17404 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.626km SE of Campo, CA · 17404 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.216km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17404 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.620km W of Imperial, CA · 17404 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.884km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.134km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17406 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17406 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.88km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17406 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.28km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17406 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.58km E of Imperial, CA · 17406 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17406 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 17407 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.842km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17407 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345949. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.