Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 43km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 43km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Aug 20, 2003, 2:38 PM PDT (21:38 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-08-20 21:38:54 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.240° N, 115.801° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 13.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
315°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.04km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8445 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.89km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8444 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.041km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8444 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.210km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8443 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.55km NW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.74km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.372km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.234km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, California · 8440 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.71km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8439 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.75km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8438 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.520km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8437 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8436 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.842km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8436 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.717km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.022km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8434 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.06km SW of Holtville, CA · 8433 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8433 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.96km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8433 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.140km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8433 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.62km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8432 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.99km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8430 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.843km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8430 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.79km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8430 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.55km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8430 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.69km W of Calexico, California · 8429 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8429 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.74km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8429 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.13km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8428 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8428 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8428 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.51km WNW of El Centro, CA · 8427 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 8426 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8426 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.64km SW of Brawley, California · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8426 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8426 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8425 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.813km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.56km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.912km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.613km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.86km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 3.79km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 24
  52. 1.86km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.77km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.58km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.08km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.77km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.18km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.95km SW of Imperial, CA · 8425 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 2.974km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.136km SSE of Campo, CA · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.52km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8447 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.03km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8448 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.63km ENE of Heber, CA · 8449 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8449 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.928km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8449 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.841km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8450 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.239km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8450 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.038km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.912km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.156km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.367km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8452 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.517km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8453 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8453 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.228km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13986368. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.