Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Mar 2, 2002, 10:30 PM PST (06:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 16km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-03 06:30:54 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.520° N, 115.749° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 20.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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

After

  1. 2.314km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.44km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 8981 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.713km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.812km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.846km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.114km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.914km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.113km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.514km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.413km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.513km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.215km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.120km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.911km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.615km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.312km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.712km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.816km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.612km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.117km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.413km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.215km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.212km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.915km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.018km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.317km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.514km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.116km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.08km SE of Calipatria, California · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.96km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.99km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.214km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.214km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.810km SW of Niland, California · 8981 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.315km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.013km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.95km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.714km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.114km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.411km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.222km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8982 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.314km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.911km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.66km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8982 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12471832. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.