Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 38km S of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 38km S of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Aug 5, 2008, 12:45 PM PDT (19:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 4km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-08-05 19:45:51 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.234° N, 115.585° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
266°, 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: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km WNW of Imperial, CA · 6634 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.616km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.951km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.572km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.015km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6632 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6632 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6632 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6630 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.27km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6630 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.934km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6630 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.616km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.816km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6627 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.08km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6626 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.712km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6626 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.38km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6625 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.261km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6625 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 6625 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.04km SE of Brawley, CA · 6625 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.921km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6624 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.250km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6623 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.410km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6623 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.520km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6623 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6622 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.56km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6621 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.54km E of Westmorland, CA · 6620 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.61km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6620 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6620 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.313km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6618 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6617 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.930km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6617 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.25km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.512km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6615 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.846km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6615 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.57km S of Brawley, CA · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.622km W of Imperial, CA · 6613 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.88km ENE of Heber, CA · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.99km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6612 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.57km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 6612 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.556km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.456km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6611 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.410km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6611 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.66km NNE of Imperial, CA · 6611 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.415km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6608 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.027km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6607 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.756km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6606 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.133km SSE of Campo, CA · 6605 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.88km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6604 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.915km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6604 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 4.64km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6603 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 96
  50. 1.69km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6603 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.74km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6602 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.410km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6602 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.510km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6602 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.99km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.716km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6602 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.98km W of Calipatria, CA · 6602 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6600 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.422km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6600 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.623km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6600 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.622km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6600 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6635 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6635 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.640km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6637 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6637 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.618km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6639 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.02km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6639 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.614km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6639 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.718km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6639 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.03km SE of El Centro, CA · 6640 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.74km W of El Centro, CA · 6640 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.52km WSW of Brawley, CA · 6640 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.264km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6640 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.060km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6641 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.234km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 6641 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.655km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6642 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.74km WSW of Imperial, CA · 6642 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.92km N of Calexico, CA · 6642 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.53km N of Heber, CA · 6642 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6643 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14385876. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.