Mexico earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 3:22 PM PDT (22:22 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km S of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-16 22:22:15 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.691° N, 115.764° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
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: 66 since this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km S of Brawley, CA · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.810 km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.410 km NE of Niland, CA · 34 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.611 km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 34 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.68 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 33 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.78 km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 33 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.99 km SE of Julian, CA · 32 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.59 km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.19 km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 32 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.522 km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 32 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.110 km NE of Niland, CA · 32 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.112 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 31 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.610 km NE of Julian, CA · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.61 km ENE of El Centro, CA · 30 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.88 km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.112 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 27 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.012 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 27 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.67 km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 27 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.628 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.512 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 26 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.652 km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.85 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.011 km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.728 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 25 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.644 km SSE of Campo, CA · 25 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.611 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.65 km S of Brawley, CA · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.413 km W of Imperial, CA · 24 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.828 km ESE of Campo, CA · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.55 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 23 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.67 km WSW of El Centro, CA · 23 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.814 km WSW of Niland, CA · 23 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.62 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 22 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.710 km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.67 km SW of Holtville, CA · 22 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.219 km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.712 km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.212 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.15 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.510 km E of Ocotillo, CA · 15 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.25 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.35 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.732 km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.55 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.97 km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.65 km S of Brawley, CA · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.18 km WNW of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.87 km W of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.57 km W of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.55 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.97 km SW of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.57 km SW of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.94 km ENE of Heber, CA · 11 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.34 km ENE of Heber, CA · 11 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.24 km NE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.54 km ENE of Heber, CA · 9 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.820 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.610 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.921 km E of Julian, CA · 7 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.27 km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.536 km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.59 km WSW of Niland, CA · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.314 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.628 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 40 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.911 km SW of Niland, CA · 41 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.925 km SE of Campo, CA · 44 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.618 km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 44 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.57 km SW of Holtville, CA · 44 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 45 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.110 km SW of Niland, CA · 46 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.26 km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.45 km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 46 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.75 km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 49 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.616 km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.614 km ESE of Pine Valley, CA · 50 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.024 km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 50 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.55 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 51 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.517 km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 51 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.96 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.917 km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 51 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40674090. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:09 AM UTC.