Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20km W of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Mon, Apr 29, 2002, 9:54 PM PDT (04:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 72km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
2002-04-30 04:54:34 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.598° N, 115.801° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.042km SSE of Campo, CA · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.07km NW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.711km SW of Niland, California · 8923 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.360km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.04km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.342km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.17km WSW of Ocotillo, California · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.94km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8920 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.113km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8919 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.371km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8919 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.24km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.54km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.014km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.814km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.615km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8917 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.97km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.92km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8916 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.59km NE of Calexico, California · 8915 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8915 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.214km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.810km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8914 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8914 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.436km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.020km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.212km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 3.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8911 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.618km SSW of Oasis, CA · 8911 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.330km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.67km ENE of Heber, California · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, California · 8911 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8911 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.12km ENE of Heber, CA · 8910 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.710km W of Pine Valley, CA · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.864km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 8910 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.79km ENE of Imperial, CA · 8909 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8909 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.82km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8907 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.68km SW of Niland, California · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.73km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8906 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.96km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 2.17km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.97km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.116km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.77km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8926 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.621km W of Westmorland, CA · 8927 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.824km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.29km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.36km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.813km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.68km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8929 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.116km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.614km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12883920. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.