Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.5ml
10km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded 10km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX, at 4:33 pm PST on 30 November 2021 (00:33 UTC), 4.8 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- 4.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 49 km NNE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Yuha Basin faults, 18 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 1808 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 9 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: Heber, Calexico, El Centro, Seeley, Imperial, Holtville.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 6.2 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,700,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 150× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 6.2 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 4.9 on 2020-10-01 — about 120,000 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 32.6633, -115.6178. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 49 km (30 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Imperial County |
| San Diego County, CA | 115 km (72 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Riverside County, CA | 124 km (77 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Riverside County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 6km WSW of Imperial, CA
- 2.5 15km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.6 4km SW of Brawley, CA
- 2.9 19km W of Westmorland, CA
- 1.5 5km S of Brawley, CA
- 2.0 16km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 2.3 16km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.6 6km ENE of Westmorland, CA
- 2.2 9km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 3.0 15km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.8 19km ESE of Ocotillo, CA
- 1.5 24km WSW of Westmorland, CA
- 1.6 4km ESE of El Centro, CA
- 1.6 3km NNE of Heber, CA
- 1.9 4km NE of Heber, CA
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.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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