M1.5 earthquake 22km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 20, 1979, 5:10 AM PST

UTC

1979-11-20 13:10:00 UTC

Depth

3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.501° N, 115.800° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

234°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast26 kmWSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast35 kmWSW

After

1. 2.54km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 1:32 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.85km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 1:52 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.94km S of Brawley, CATue, Dec 4, 3:46 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.827km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 5:08 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CATue, Dec 4, 5:31 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CAWed, Dec 5, 12:24 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.65km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Dec 5, 2:59 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.636km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 5, 4:25 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.17km NNW of Imperial, CAWed, Dec 5, 5:16 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.77km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Dec 5, 10:07 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.92km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Dec 6, 2:55 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.92km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Dec 6, 3:14 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
13. 2.06km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 6, 10:42 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 6, 8:00 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.65km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 6, 10:38 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.815km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 7, 7:19 AM PST · 17092 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.13km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 7, 7:56 AM PST · 17092 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 8:18 AM PST · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 7, 12:29 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.92km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 3:46 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.04km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 4:26 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
22. 2.24km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 7:37 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
23. 2.13km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 8:26 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.58km W of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 7, 10:07 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
25. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 7, 10:27 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.15km S of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 7, 11:03 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
27. 2.37km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 11:31 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
28. 2.47km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 11:32 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
29. 2.45km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Dec 8, 4:51 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
30. 1.72km WSW of Brawley, CASat, Dec 8, 6:23 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Dec 8, 10:50 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
32. 2.16km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Dec 8, 8:08 PM PST · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
33. 1.58km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, Dec 10, 7:45 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
34. 2.34km W of Brawley, CAMon, Dec 10, 8:06 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
35. 2.47km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Dec 10, 9:03 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
36. 1.82km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MXTue, Dec 11, 12:19 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
37. 1.93km S of Brawley, CAWed, Dec 12, 12:52 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
38. 2.412km E of Calipatria, CAWed, Dec 12, 1:23 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
39. 4.047km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 12, 1:37 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
40. 2.02km ESE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Dec 12, 2:04 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
41. 2.42km ESE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Dec 12, 2:05 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
42. 2.46km SSE of Brawley, CAWed, Dec 12, 3:37 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
43. 2.62km ESE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Dec 12, 3:57 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Dec 12, 6:52 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
45. 4.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Dec 13, 8:39 AM PST · 17086 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
46. 2.22km WNW of Brawley, CAThu, Dec 13, 9:52 AM PST · 17086 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
47. 2.04km S of Brawley, CAThu, Dec 13, 4:50 PM PST · 17086 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
48. 2.038km S of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Dec 14, 1:13 AM PST · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
49. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 14, 2:59 AM PST · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
50. 2.312km SW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 14, 5:47 AM PST · 17085 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
51. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 14, 5:51 AM PST · 17085 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
52. 1.64km S of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 14, 3:48 PM PST · 17085 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
53. 1.610km SSW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 14, 5:38 PM PST · 17085 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
54. 2.210km SW of Heber, CAFri, Dec 14, 8:10 PM PST · 17085 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
55. 2.42km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 14, 11:58 PM PST · 17085 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
56. 2.53km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 14, 11:58 PM PST · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
57. 2.34km SSW of Brawley, CASat, Dec 15, 9:25 AM PST · 17084 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
58. 2.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Dec 15, 11:26 PM PST · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
59. 4.058 km WSW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), MexicoSun, Dec 16, 2:17 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
60. 1.96km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 16, 8:51 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354049. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.