M3.2 earthquake 6km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX on Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:11 PM PDT (23:11 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7km N of Delta, 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
3.24	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.177 · 104 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.048 · 57 stations

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 97.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40027600 (also filed as us7000f5xv). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.