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M1.6 earthquake 23km W of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 26, 2008, 4:58 PM PST (00:58 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-01-27 00:58:37 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.559° N, 115.828° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 6823 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.34km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6821 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.439km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6821 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.126km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6820 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.013km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6820 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.432km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6818 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.814km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.64km ESE of Heber, CA · 6817 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.068km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6816 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.120km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6815 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.933km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.78km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6815 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6815 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.77km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6815 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6814 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6814 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.18km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6814 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.06km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6813 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.68km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6813 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.615km N of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6812 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 5.18km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1,265
  22. 2.08km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.912km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 14
  24. 2.615km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.714km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 3.013km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.914km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.413km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 3.612km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.410km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.116km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.312km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.88km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.915km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.114km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.212km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.514km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.911km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.213km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.712km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.913km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.611km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.411km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.26km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.89km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.910km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.312km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.913km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.813km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.214km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.310km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.513km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.69km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.014km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.912km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.614km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.211km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.922km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.825km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.614km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6825 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.513km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6825 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.417km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6826 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.613km SW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6826 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.714km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6826 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.419km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6826 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 6827 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.58km NE of Calexico, CA · 6827 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6827 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.56km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6828 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.324km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6828 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.410km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6828 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6828 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.412km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6828 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.260km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6829 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.221km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6829 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14344952. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.