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M2.1 earthquake 56km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 56km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Jul 18, 1979, 10:36 PM PDT (05:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 1km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-07-19 05:36:38 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.200° N, 115.981° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17241 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.29km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17241 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.021km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17240 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.99km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17240 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.644km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17237 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.647km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17237 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.732km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.728km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.814km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17232 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.56km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.531km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.782km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.511km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17228 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.99km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17225 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.224km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17225 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.37km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17223 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.823km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17222 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.06km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17222 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.08km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.34km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17218 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.712km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17218 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.812km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.512km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17216 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.512km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17215 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.95km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17210 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.15km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.17km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17206 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.96km SW of Holtville, CA · 17206 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17206 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.110km WNW of Pine Valley, CA · 17206 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.77km S of Brawley, CA · 17206 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17206 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.912km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17205 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.37km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17205 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.713km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17205 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.611km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17204 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 3.316km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17203 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.713km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17203 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.412km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17200 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.22km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.31km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.12km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.12km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.111km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.51km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.14km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.71km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.72km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.05km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.41km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.15km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 3.06km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.910km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.11km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.50km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 3.41km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.50km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 3.02km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.036km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17199 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 3.159km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17243 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.430km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17243 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.131km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17243 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.927km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17243 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.83km ENE of Heber, CA · 17244 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17244 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.39km NW of Imperial, CA · 17244 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.39km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17245 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.714km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17245 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17246 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17248 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.222km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17250 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.59km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.726km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17252 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.077km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.52km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17255 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.328km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17256 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.227km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17256 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 17261 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.810km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17261 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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