Mexico earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 44km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 44km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, May 6, 2003, 4:52 PM PDT (23:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4km SSW of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-05-06 23:52:46 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.234° N, 115.809° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.11ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · ±0.314 · 91 stations
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for ci13961740. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
220°, 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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13961740 (also filed as usp000bwrd). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.