Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sun, May 18, 1980, 5:26 AM PDT (12:26 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 5km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-18 12:26:01 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.661° N, 115.664° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815km WSW of Heber, CA · 16933 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.410km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16932 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.03km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16932 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.26km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16932 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.36km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16932 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.18km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16931 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.968km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16931 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.74km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16928 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.66km SW of Calipatria, CA · 16928 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.13km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.621km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16922 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16920 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.65km SW of Brawley, CA · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.52km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16916 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16916 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.43km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16916 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.027km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.935km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.035km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.811km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.75km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 6.35km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.48km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.68km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 4.026km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.59km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 3.416km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 3.012km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.115km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.82km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.31km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.82km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.05km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.94km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 3.82km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.59km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.86km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.55km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.24km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.62km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.41km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.25km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.46km W of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.39km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.36km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.46km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.913km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.04km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.83km W of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.34km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.75km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.73km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.84km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.73km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.84km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.56km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 16934 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.84km NE of Brawley, CA · 16934 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.24km SE of Westmorland, CA · 16934 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.75km NNW of Brawley, CA · 16934 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.61km E of Westmorland, CA · 16934 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.522km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 16935 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.79km WNW of Holtville, CA · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.353km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.94km E of Westmorland, CA · 16936 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.95km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 16936 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.916km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16937 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.718km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16937 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.42km E of Westmorland, CA · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.253km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.96km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.210km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16940 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.84km ESE of Niland, CA · 16940 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9726582. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.