Mexico earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Apr 5, 2008, 3:54 PM PDT (22:54 UTC), 12 km (8 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-04-05 22:54:47 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.661° N, 115.742° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6755 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.613km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6754 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.940km S of Ocotillo, CA · 6754 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.365km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6754 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.749km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6754 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.98km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6753 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.59km NE of Calexico, CA · 6752 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.144km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6752 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.856km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.956km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.72km S of El Centro, CA · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6750 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.610km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6750 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.97km SW of Niland, CA · 6750 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.15km SW of Niland, CA · 6749 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.95km SW of Niland, CA · 6749 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.55km SW of Niland, CA · 6749 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.149km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6749 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.69km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 6748 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.16km SW of Niland, CA · 6747 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.410km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6746 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.019km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6746 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6745 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6745 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.314km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6744 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.726km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6744 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.914km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6744 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.615km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6744 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.812km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6743 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.611km NNE of Julian, CA · 6742 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.639km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6742 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.27km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6741 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.68km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6741 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.612km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.522km SSE of Salton City, CA · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.715km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.67km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6740 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 4.145km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.137km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.19km SW of Salton City, CA · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.954km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6739 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.98km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6739 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.140km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6739 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.613km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6738 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.510km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6736 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.612km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6736 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6735 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.562km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.342km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 3.27km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.76km WSW of Niland, CA · 6734 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.76km WSW of Niland, CA · 6734 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.712km ESE of North Shore, CA · 6734 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.455km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.138km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.628km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6733 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.655km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6756 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.18km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.89km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.841km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.862km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.616km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.254km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.019km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.416km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.313km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.116km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.913km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.713km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.313km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.614km ESE of Julian, CA · 6759 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.724km SW of Westmorland, CA · 6759 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.535km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6760 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14360280. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.