Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8km S of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8km S of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 12:00 PM PST (20:00 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11km WNW of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-16 20:00:11 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.508° N, 115.583° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.516km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.87km W of Holtville, CA · 2086 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.28km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.711km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.67km W of Holtville, CA · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.847km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.620km WNW of Imperial, CA · 2086 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.210km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2085 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.614km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.36km W of Holtville, CA · 2085 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.011km WSW of Imperial, CA · 2084 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.513km W of Niland, CA · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2082 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2082 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.512km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.69km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 2082 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.25km SW of Salton City, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.220km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2082 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.615km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.019km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.021km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
  35. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2080 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.614km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.619km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.29km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2079 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.019km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2079 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.624km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.59km WSW of Niland, CA · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 3.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2078 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.118km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2077 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.07km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2087 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.88km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2087 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2087 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.65km W of Bombay Beach, CA · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 2087 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2088 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.77km W of Holtville, CA · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2088 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.97km W of Holtville, CA · 2089 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39759152. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.