M2.1 earthquake 53km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Feb 16, 1979, 6:54 AM PST

UTC

1979-02-16 14:54:38 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.128° N, 115.762° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

251°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast59 kmSSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast63 kmSSW

After

1. 2.58km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, Feb 16, 3:38 PM PST · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Feb 17, 1:29 AM PST · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.166km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Feb 17, 1:50 AM PST · 17393 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.310km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Feb 17, 8:15 PM PST · 17392 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
5. 3.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 20, 4:03 AM PST · 17389 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.56km W of Holtville, CAWed, Feb 21, 7:38 AM PST · 17388 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Feb 21, 3:40 PM PST · 17388 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.086km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Feb 21, 11:30 PM PST · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.86km W of Imperial, CAThu, Feb 22, 3:23 AM PST · 17388 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.565km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Feb 23, 5:07 AM PST · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.172km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Feb 23, 6:11 AM PST · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CAFri, Feb 23, 6:23 AM PST · 17386 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.58km WNW of Holtville, CAFri, Feb 23, 12:36 PM PST · 17386 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
14. 2.774km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 23, 5:39 PM PST · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
15. 1.68km WNW of Holtville, CASat, Feb 24, 2:33 AM PST · 17386 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.55km WNW of Brawley, CASat, Feb 24, 7:55 AM PST · 17385 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.924km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 24, 11:01 AM PST · 17385 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
18. 1.723km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Feb 24, 3:27 PM PST · 17385 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.515km W of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 25, 10:58 AM PST · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
20. 2.217km W of Westmorland, CAMon, Feb 26, 10:35 AM PST · 17383 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.818km W of Westmorland, CAMon, Feb 26, 10:35 AM PST · 17383 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
22. 4.077km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:10 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
23. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:28 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.368km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:42 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
25. 2.467km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:54 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
26. 1.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:57 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
27. 2.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 7:28 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
28. 4.377km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 11:26 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
29. 1.866km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 3:15 PM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
30. 1.98km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 4:15 PM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
31. 2.830km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 11:14 PM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Feb 28, 1:13 PM PST · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
33. 4.379km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Mar 1, 1:17 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
34. 1.74km ESE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Mar 1, 2:53 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
35. 1.711km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Mar 2, 2:20 PM PST · 17379 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
36. 2.972km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 2, 2:59 PM PST · 17379 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
37. 4.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 4, 10:37 AM PST · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
38. 3.351km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 4, 11:08 AM PST · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
39. 2.619km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Mar 4, 2:08 PM PST · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.34km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Mar 4, 10:53 PM PST · 17377 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
41. 1.98km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Mar 4, 10:53 PM PST · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
42. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 4, 11:08 PM PST · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
43. 2.17km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Mar 5, 12:59 AM PST · 17377 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
44. 1.926km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Mar 5, 3:39 PM PST · 17376 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
45. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CATue, Mar 6, 2:20 PM PST · 17375 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
46. 2.48km WSW of Holtville, CATue, Mar 6, 3:09 PM PST · 17375 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.710km E of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Mar 6, 7:12 PM PST · 17375 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
48. 1.910km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Mar 7, 4:38 AM PST · 17374 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
49. 2.567km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Mar 7, 6:40 AM PST · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
50. 2.04km NE of Imperial, CAWed, Mar 7, 9:30 AM PST · 17374 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
51. 2.110km ESE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 7, 3:24 PM PST · 17374 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
52. 1.88km NW of Holtville, CAThu, Mar 8, 6:49 AM PST · 17373 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
53. 2.559km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 8, 11:32 AM PST · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
54. 2.13km NNE of Heber, CAThu, Mar 8, 4:55 PM PST · 17373 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
55. 2.233km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Mar 8, 6:45 PM PST · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
56. 2.380km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 9, 3:44 AM PST · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
57. 3.472km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Mar 9, 1:03 PM PST · 17372 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
58. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 9, 8:50 PM PST · 17372 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
59. 1.826km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Mar 10, 5:12 AM PST · 17371 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
60. 1.78km W of Holtville, CASat, Mar 10, 10:51 AM PST · 17371 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

1. 1.812km N of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Feb 16, 5:34 AM PST · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.57km W of Holtville, CAThu, Feb 15, 7:39 PM PST · 17394 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
3. 2.977km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Feb 15, 6:24 PM PST · 17394 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 5:05 PM PST · 17395 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.66km NE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 1:29 PM PST · 17395 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.840km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 11:52 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.312km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 8:48 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.610km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 5:16 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 13, 11:07 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.55km NW of El Centro, CATue, Feb 13, 5:19 AM PST · 17396 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 6:00 PM PST · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.78km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 11:05 AM PST · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.710km N of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 10:59 AM PST · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.573km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 4:47 AM PST · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 1:47 AM PST · 17401 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Feb 8, 6:28 AM PST · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.316km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Feb 8, 3:30 AM PST · 17402 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.521km W of Imperial, CAThu, Feb 8, 2:30 AM PST · 17402 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.122km ESE of Campo, CATue, Feb 6, 8:40 PM PST · 17403 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.619km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Feb 6, 4:45 PM PST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3346178. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.