Mexico earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, May 1, 1979, 1:32 AM PDT (08:32 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4km NE of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-05-01 08:32:10 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.622° N, 115.793° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
265°, 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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17319 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.24km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.04km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.52km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.63km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.13km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.22km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.13km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.53km S of Brawley, CA · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.67km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.77km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.03km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17317 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.022km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17316 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.766km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.613km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.89km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.59km NE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.59km NE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.78km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.68km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.013km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17315 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.09km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 3.09km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.410km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.89km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.36km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.025km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.42km NW of Imperial, CA · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17312 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.710km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.05km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.619km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.67km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.167km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.76km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.253km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.97km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.56km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.57km N of Brawley, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.06km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.61km NW of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.420km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17306 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.953km SE of Campo, CA · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 17305 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.915km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17305 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.85km NW of Brawley, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 3.313km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17305 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.95km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 3.523km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17321 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.525km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 17321 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.05km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17322 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.413km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17322 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.710km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17323 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17323 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.522km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17323 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.31km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17323 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.717km ESE of Julian, CA · 17324 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17324 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.314km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17324 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.06km E of Westmorland, CA · 17324 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.622km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17325 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.717km SW of Oasis, CA · 17326 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.516km SE of Julian, CA · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.05km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.86km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.53km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17326 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.43km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3348749. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.