Mexico earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 63km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 63km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Jan 26, 1983, 11:03 AM PST (19:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9km NNE of Pine Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mc), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-01-26 19:03:56 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.130° N, 115.991° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
278°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15945 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.223km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.221km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15945 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.322km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15945 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.777km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.531km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.37km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.912km ESE of Alpine, CA · 15938 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.49km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15937 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15936 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.811km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.67km E of Campo, CA · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.911km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15934 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.99km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.389km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.790km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.284km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.456km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.322km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15926 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15926 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.79km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15926 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15925 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.515km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15924 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.916km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15924 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.020km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15924 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.320km W of Westmorland, CA · 15923 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.819km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15923 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.537km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15922 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 3.312km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15922 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.918km N of Ocotillo, CA · 15922 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.519km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15922 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 3.092km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15922 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.050km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15922 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.717km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.613km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15920 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 3.070km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.310km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15919 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.413km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15919 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 3.18km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15919 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.911km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15919 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.826km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15918 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.389km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15918 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.268km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15917 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.97km S of Brawley, CA · 15916 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.97km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15916 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.353km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15916 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 3.179km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15915 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.07km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15915 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.77km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15915 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.029km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15913 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.55km S of Brawley, CA · 15913 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.613km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15913 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.832km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15911 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.926km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.59km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 3.2Baja California, Mexico · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15946 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.618km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.516km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.528km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15948 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.028km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.028km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.327km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.928km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.326km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15948 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.12km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.923km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.921km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15953 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.861km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15955 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci502952 (also filed as usp0001smp). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:06 AM UTC.