Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6ml
11 km W of Progreso, Mexico
Yes. A magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded 11 km W of Progreso, Mexico, at 11:20 pm PDT on 7 May 2017 (06:20 UTC), 3.9 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 3.9 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 60 km NNE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Yuha Basin faults, 13 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3467 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 10 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Calexico, Seeley, Heber, El Centro.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 6.6 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,300,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,600,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 140× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 6.6 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.0 on 2016-07-31 — about 5,100 times the energy of this one.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 32.5868, -115.7087. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 60 km (37 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Imperial County |
| San Diego County, CA | 111 km (69 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Diego County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
52 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 14km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 1.8 14km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 3.3 10km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.6 6km ENE of Imperial, CA
- 1.5 5km S of Brawley, CA
- 1.8 7km SW of Holtville, CA
- 1.7 8km SW of Holtville, CA
- 1.7 7km SW of Holtville, CA
- 1.7 8km SW of Holtville, CA
- 2.2 17km W of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.0 8km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.6 2km S of Brawley, CA
- 1.6 1km NW of Brawley, CA
- 2.1 1km S of Brawley, CA
- 1.9 4km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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