Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 38km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 38km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Dec 18, 2002, 9:09 AM PST (17:09 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 74km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-18 17:09:06 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.266° N, 115.757° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
318°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.040km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8691 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.524km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8689 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.410km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.528km ESE of Campo, CA · 8688 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.520km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8688 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8688 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.720km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8688 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.322km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.521km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.725km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8685 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.627km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.259km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8683 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.017km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.716km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8682 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.217km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.127km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.521km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.834km SE of Campo, CA · 8682 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.316km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.07km ENE of Heber, California · 8681 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 8681 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8678 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.59km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8678 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.56km SE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8677 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.238km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8677 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.723km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8676 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.473km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.542km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.538km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.340km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.358km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8673 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8672 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.214km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8671 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8670 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.528km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8669 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, California · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.246km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8668 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.28km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.710km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.240km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8668 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.15km S of Brawley, CA · 8667 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.625km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8667 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.316km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.14km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8665 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.86km SSE of Westmorland, California · 8665 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 3.88km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8665 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.95km W of Brawley, California · 8665 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8664 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.327km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8664 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.521km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8663 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.816km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.314km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8661 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.225km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8691 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.040km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8692 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.543km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8692 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.116km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8693 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.66km WSW of Imperial, California · 8693 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.339km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.850km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.842km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.074km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8694 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8694 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.920km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8694 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.922km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.942km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8695 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.87km SW of Holtville, California · 8695 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.446km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.044km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.840km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.51km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8697 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.11km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9871373. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.