Mexico earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Feb 23, 2002, 1:49 PM PST (21:49 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-23 21:49:53 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.620° N, 115.607° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.315km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.615km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.114km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.914km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.415km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.914km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.713km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.815km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.313km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.716km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.116km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.514km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.017km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.815km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.013km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.714km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.115km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.913km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.315km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.213km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.314km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.513km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.610km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.113km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.816km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.916km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.615km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.017km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.914km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.512km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.819km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.412km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.916km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.814km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.213km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.416km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.116km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.914km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.914km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.113km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.111km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.312km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.617km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.611km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12457652. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.