Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 40km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 40km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Jan 2, 2003, 12:49 PM PST (20:49 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-02 20:49:07 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.268° N, 115.798° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 21.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
262°, 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: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.358km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8674 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8673 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.214km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8671 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8671 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.528km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8669 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, California · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.246km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8669 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.28km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.710km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.240km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8668 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.15km S of Brawley, CA · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.625km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.316km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.14km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.86km SSE of Westmorland, California · 8665 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.88km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8665 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.95km W of Brawley, California · 8665 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.327km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8664 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.521km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8664 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.816km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.314km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.951km SE of Campo, CA · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.147km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.43km SSE of El Centro, CA · 8658 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 8658 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.610km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.718km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8657 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 3.276km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8655 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.712km N of Westmorland, California · 8654 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.044km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8653 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.038km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8652 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.524km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8652 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.535km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8651 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.627km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8649 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.95km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8648 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.911km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8648 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.942km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8647 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.622km SW of Westmorland, CA · 8646 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.648km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8645 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.610km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8645 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.716km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 8644 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8644 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.210km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8643 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.85km S of Ocotillo, CA · 8642 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.733km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.514km W of Imperial, CA · 8641 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 5.074km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 82
  59. 3.178km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.384km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8640 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.538km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.542km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.473km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.723km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8677 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.238km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8677 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.56km SE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8677 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.58km WNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8677 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.59km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8678 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.79km WNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8678 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8679 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 8682 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.07km ENE of Heber, California · 8682 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.316km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.834km SE of Campo, CA · 8682 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.521km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.127km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.217km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.716km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8683 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.017km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8683 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.259km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8683 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9875737. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC.