Mexico earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 58km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 58km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Wed, Dec 26, 2007, 1:59 PM PST (21:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 7km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2007-12-26 21:59:10 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.126° N, 115.885° 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
3.2ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · ±0.182 · 105 stations
3.4ML, 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 ci10296893. 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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 81 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 ci10296893 (also filed as usp000fvac). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.