Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, May 15, 1979, 6:10 AM PDT (13:10 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-05-15 13:10:01 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.654° N, 115.774° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.953km SE of Campo, CA · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 17305 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.915km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17305 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.85km NW of Brawley, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.313km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17305 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.95km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.523km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.725km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 17305 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.517km W of Imperial, CA · 17304 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.018km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17302 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.419km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.84km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CA · 17302 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.618km ESE of Julian, CA · 17301 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.716km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17300 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.30km E of El Centro, CA · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.519km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.510km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17298 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.212km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.66km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17297 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.99km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.725km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 17297 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.717km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17295 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.013km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17295 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.27km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.917km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17294 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.59km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.512km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.824km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17293 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CA · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.910km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.810km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.769km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.517km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17290 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.12km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 3.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.38km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17288 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 3.114km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.610km N of Julian, CA · 17288 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.75km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17288 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.910km NW of Holtville, CA · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17287 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.84km S of Brawley, CA · 17287 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CA · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17284 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.913km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.814km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.917km W of Westmorland, CA · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CA · 17281 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.621km N of Ocotillo, CA · 17280 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.541km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.61km NW of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.06km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.57km N of Brawley, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.56km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.97km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.253km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.76km E of Westmorland, CA · 17306 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.167km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.67km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.619km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.05km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.710km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17312 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.42km NW of Imperial, CA · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.025km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.36km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.89km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3349128. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.