M2.0 earthquake 8km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, Mar 6, 2008, 10:25 PM PST (06:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5km NW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.03	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.188 · 36 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

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

Felt in northern Baja California. Also felt in San Diego County, California.

From the USGS event page for ci14354768. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 191.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14354768 (also filed as usp000g0w9). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.