M3.8 earthquake 62km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 62km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Fri, Apr 4, 2008, 6:39 AM PDT (13:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 45km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
3.79	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.178 · 63 stations
3.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

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 ci14360060. 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: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 149.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14360060 (also filed as usp000g33q). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.