Mexico earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 24, 2002, 7:33 PM PST (03:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14km 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
2002-02-25 03:33:49 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.559° N, 115.666° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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

After

  1. 3.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.611km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.117km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.910km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.114km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.219km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.017km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.610km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.58km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.015km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.717km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.913km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.012km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.019km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.311km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.79km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.110km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.716km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.917km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.616km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.912km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.611km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.916km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.413km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.314km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.312km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 3.014km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 3.013km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.324km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.218km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.414km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.414km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.813km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.713km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.013km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.914km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.814km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.610km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.314km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.216km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.514km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.39km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.89km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.810km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.59km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.314km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.810km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.66km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.515km ESE of Julian, CA · 8987 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.011km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.69km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.210km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.011km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.310km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12458476. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.