M1.7 earthquake 16km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.7 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Oct 27, 1979, 7:41 PM PDT

UTC

1979-10-28 02:41:23 UTC

Depth

15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.614° N, 115.756° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

194°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast17 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast28 kmW

After

1. 1.939km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Nov 16, 7:25 AM PST · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.449km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Nov 16, 11:03 AM PST · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.68km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Nov 16, 1:01 PM PST · 17112 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.58km SW of Brawley, CAFri, Nov 16, 1:17 PM PST · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.546km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Nov 16, 4:59 PM PST · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Nov 16, 6:25 PM PST · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Nov 17, 1:31 AM PST · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.140km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Nov 17, 2:29 AM PST · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.87km SSW of Holtville, CASat, Nov 17, 4:58 AM PST · 17112 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.99km W of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 17, 8:53 AM PST · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
11. 2.48km SW of Holtville, CASat, Nov 17, 12:38 PM PST · 17111 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.842km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Nov 17, 9:36 PM PST · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.24km ESE of Westmorland, CASat, Nov 17, 11:08 PM PST · 17111 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.710km SW of Salton City, CASun, Nov 18, 3:07 AM PST · 17111 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.35km ESE of Westmorland, CASun, Nov 18, 9:19 AM PST · 17110 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Nov 18, 7:10 PM PST · 17110 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
17. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 18, 10:11 PM PST · 17110 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
18. 3.05km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Nov 19, 9:39 AM PST · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.46km N of Imperial, CAMon, Nov 19, 10:07 AM PST · 17109 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.89km NE of Calexico, CAMon, Nov 19, 10:45 AM PST · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
21. 3.42km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Nov 19, 3:24 PM PST · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
22. 2.17km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXMon, Nov 19, 7:25 PM PST · 17109 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
23. 2.12km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Nov 19, 7:26 PM PST · 17109 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
24. 1.58km WSW of Holtville, CATue, Nov 20, 2:37 AM PST · 17109 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
25. 1.522km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Nov 20, 5:10 AM PST · 17109 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
26. 1.84km S of Brawley, CATue, Nov 20, 7:07 PM PST · 17108 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
27. 1.710km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Nov 20, 10:18 PM PST · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Nov 21, 4:12 AM PST · 17108 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
29. 1.95km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 21, 8:05 AM PST · 17108 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
30. 2.25km NE of Imperial, CAWed, Nov 21, 8:03 PM PST · 17107 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
31. 2.213km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 22, 3:05 PM PST · 17106 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
32. 2.05km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Nov 23, 5:04 AM PST · 17106 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
33. 2.68km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Nov 23, 9:56 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
34. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CAFri, Nov 23, 6:01 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
35. 1.86km S of Brawley, CAFri, Nov 23, 7:12 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
36. 1.95km WSW of Brawley, CASat, Nov 24, 5:27 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
37. 1.99km N of Westmorland, CASat, Nov 24, 8:02 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
38. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Nov 24, 9:47 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Nov 24, 5:13 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
40. 1.95km ESE of Imperial, CASat, Nov 24, 6:06 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
41. 3.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Nov 24, 9:24 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
42. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 25, 12:56 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
43. 2.125km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 25, 5:28 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.917km W of Westmorland, CASun, Nov 25, 10:35 PM PST · 17103 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
45. 2.02km W of Brawley, CAMon, Nov 26, 1:01 PM PST · 17102 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
46. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Nov 27, 3:08 AM PST · 17102 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
47. 1.76km ENE of Imperial, CATue, Nov 27, 5:58 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
48. 2.746km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Nov 27, 9:28 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
49. 2.610km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Nov 27, 11:13 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
50. 1.57km SSW of Calipatria, CAWed, Nov 28, 5:50 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
51. 1.55km ESE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 28, 10:07 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
52. 2.28km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Nov 29, 7:25 AM PST · 17100 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
53. 1.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 29, 2:18 PM PST · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
54. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Nov 29, 11:34 PM PST · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
55. 1.89km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 3:56 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
56. 2.37km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 7:02 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
57. 2.111km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Nov 30, 4:36 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
58. 3.31km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 6:01 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
59. 2.05km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 6:14 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
60. 2.511km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Nov 30, 6:39 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353409. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.