Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Fri, Sep 27, 2002, 1:37 AM PDT (08:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-09-27 08:37:17 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.463° N, 115.675° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 19.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
283°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.143km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8773 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.624km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8773 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.712km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8772 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.712km S of Salton City, CA · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.537km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8772 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.66km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8772 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.716km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8772 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.945km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8771 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8770 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 8769 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8768 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.16km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8767 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.45km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8767 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.221km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8765 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.612km S of Salton City, CA · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.018km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8764 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8763 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.89km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.113km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8762 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.910km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8762 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.214km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.435km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8761 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.910km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8761 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8759 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.54km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8758 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.010km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8757 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.69km SW of Niland, California · 8757 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.324km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.610km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.76km SW of Calipatria, CA · 8757 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.923km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.09km ENE of Calexico, CA · 8756 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.824km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8755 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8755 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.510km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8754 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.011km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8754 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8754 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.614km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8753 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.98km NNE of Imperial, CA · 8753 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.020km W of Imperial, CA · 8753 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.812km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8752 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.51km NNE of Brawley, California · 8752 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.13km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8751 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.439km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8751 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.610km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8750 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.35km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8749 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.717km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.118km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8749 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.918km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 8748 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.59km SW of Niland, California · 8748 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.322km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8773 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.023km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8774 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.822km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8775 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8775 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.820km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8775 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.322km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.621km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.921km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.326km SSE of Ocotillo, California · 8776 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.512km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8777 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.521km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.120km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.720km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.621km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.922km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.726km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.219km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.521km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9828373. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.