Mexico earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7km N of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7km N of Progreso, B.C., MX on Fri, Oct 31, 1980, 5:18 AM PST (13:18 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6km SW of Heber, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-10-31 13:18:06 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.642° N, 115.599° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 114.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9739002. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.