M1.8 earthquake 8km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km W of Progreso, B.C., MX on Thu, May 20, 2021, 8:34 AM PDT (15:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 11km W of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-20 15:34:54 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.573° N, 115.667° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.811km S of Salton City, CA · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.68km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.511km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.512km N of Westmorland, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 1.812km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 1961 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.517km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1958 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.625km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.84km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.95km W of Brawley, CA · 1958 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.618km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.83km NNW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
- 1.62km NW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.53km NNW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.57km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 1953 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 2.117km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.610km S of Holtville, CA · 1951 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.75km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1949 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.814km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 1949 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.525km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1947 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 2.225km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1947 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.026km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1947 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.212km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.512km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.211km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.311km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.612km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.311km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.411km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.512km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.712km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.111km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
The first 60 of 195.
Before
- 1.518km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.414km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1964 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
- 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.818km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.045km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1965 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.53km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 1966 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 1.59km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1967 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.74km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1968 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
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