Updated 2026-09-06 09:06:16 UTC

M 2.1 — 5 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX

Magnitude 2.1, depth 4.5 km, 2026-09-06 07:52:48 UTC.

MagnitudeM 2.1
Depth4.5 km
Felt reports3
Statusautomatic
TsunamiNo
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Quake Pulse Activity Index42/100Normal
Current 30 days6
Historical monthly median7.0
Historical percentileP42
M5+ in 30 days3
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendbelow the historical median (-14%)
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What to know

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  • Magnitude M 2.1 at 4.5 km depth.
  • 3 felt report(s) are associated with the USGS record.
  • The solution has already been revised 4 times in Quake Pulse.
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Magnitude rank in database#191,923
Magnitude rank in country#2,654
M4.5+ within 250 km, ±15 days0
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Impact and context

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4/100Limited context
Felt reports3
Max felt intensity (CDI)2.2
Instrumental intensity (MMI)—
PAGER alertNot available
Tsunami indicator—
USGS significance68
Depth contextShallow
Nearby major cityLos Angeles295 km · 3,820,000

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M 2.1 · 5 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 100 kmInteractive 3D view of earthquakes within 100 km of M 2.1 · 5 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX.M 2.1 · 5 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MXM 1.3 · 8 km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 48.2 kmM 1.0 · 5 km NE of Calexico, CA · 13.9 kmM 1.4 · 8 km ENE of El Centro, CA · 22.0 kmM 1.3 · 13 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 77.5 kmM 1.3 · 8 km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 48.2 kmM 1.0 · 3 km WSW of Brawley, CA · 38.6 kmM 1.6 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 57.6 kmM 0.9 · 16 km SE of Julian, CA · 95.0 kmM 0.9 · 18 km ESE of Julian, CA · 91.7 kmM 1.1 · 20 km E of Julian, CA · 91.1 kmM 1.2 · 9 km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 33.2 kmM 1.0 · 8 km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 73.0 kmM 1.1 · 4 km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 48.2 kmM 2.1 · 9 km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 29.0 kmM 1.1 · 11 km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 60.1 kmM 1.3 · 5 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 0.1 kmM 1.1 · 3 km SW of Imperial, CA · 23.4 kmM 0.7 · 24 km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 79.1 kmM 1.7 · 25 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 57.2 kmM 1.1 · 10 km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 88.1 kmM 1.6 · 16 km ESE of Julian, CA · 93.1 kmM 1.1 · 23 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 58.4 kmM 1.3 · 23 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 58.2 kmM 0.9 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 58.2 kmM 1.1 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 58.0 kmM 0.9 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 58.0 kmM 1.0 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 58.1 kmM 1.2 · 23 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 58.4 kmM 1.0 · 23 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 58.2 kmM 0.8 · 15 km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 96.9 kmM 1.6 · 37 km E of Calipatria, CA · 65.5 kmM 1.4 · 8 km W of Holtville, CA · 23.8 kmM 1.5 · 9 km WNW of Holtville, CA · 24.8 kmM 1.5 · 8 km W of Holtville, CA · 24.1 kmM 2.0 · 8 km W of Holtville, CA · 24.6 kmM 1.5 · 8 km W of Holtville, CA · 24.1 kmM 1.6 · 8 km SW of Niland, CA · 64.2 kmM 0.8 · 5 km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 99.8 kmM 1.3 · 6 km SW of Salton City, CA · 83.0 kmM 2.0 · 39 km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 97.3 kmM 0.8 · 10 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 100.0 kmM 1.6 · 9 km WNW of Holtville, CA · 24.9 kmM 1.0 · 3 km WSW of Brawley, CA · 38.7 kmM 0.6 · 12 km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 99.0 kmM 1.5 · 7 km ENE of Heber, CA · 17.6 kmM 2.3 · 25 km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 47.7 kmM 1.5 · 3 km SW of Brawley, CA · 38.2 kmM 0.6 · 19 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 81.7 kmM 0.7 · 20 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 82.0 kmM 1.6 · 22 km ESE of Julian, CA · 88.2 kmM 1.5 · 4 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.2 kmM 0.8 · 3 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.6 kmM 1.2 · 5 km WSW of Niland, CA · 66.9 kmM 1.1 · 18 km ESE of Julian, CA · 91.3 kmM 1.1 · 10 km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13.3 kmM 1.1 · 6 km WSW of Brawley, CA · 36.8 kmM 1.5 · 7 km WSW of Holtville, CA · 20.9 kmM 1.8 · 8 km SW of Holtville, CA · 20.0 kmM 1.0 · 24 km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 42.2 kmM 1.3 · 10 km SW of Niland, CA · 62.9 kmM 0.8 · 10 km SW of Niland, CA · 63.2 kmM 1.1 · 10 km SW of Niland, CA · 63.0 kmM 1.5 · 28 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 71.4 kmM 0.5 · 28 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 71.2 kmM 1.0 · 22 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 81.1 kmM 1.7 · 43 km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX · 73.8 kmM 1.5 · 4 km S of Brawley, CA · 36.4 kmM 0.9 · 3 km SW of Brawley, CA · 38.0 kmM 0.8 · 4 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.1 kmM 1.2 · 3 km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 80.3 kmM 1.2 · 3 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.4 kmM 0.8 · 16 km SE of Julian, CA · 94.8 kmM 1.1 · 11 km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 51.0 kmM 1.1 · 3 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.4 kmM 1.4 · 46 km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX · 72.6 kmM 1.5 · 4 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.1 kmM 1.3 · 3 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.5 kmM 0.9 · 11 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 84.1 kmM 1.1 · 12 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 83.5 kmM 1.0 · 12 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 83.9 kmM 0.6 · 12 km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 85.7 kmM 0.8 · 11 km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 85.2 kmM 1.2 · 8 km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 71.0 kmM 1.7 · 20 km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 32.0 kmM 1.4 · 3 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.6 kmM 1.8 · 3 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.4 kmM 1.1 · 4 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.2 kmM 0.7 · 4 km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 81.0 kmM 1.0 · 3 km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 80.1 kmM 3.0 · 12 km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 71.0 kmM 2.4 · 12 km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 71.4 kmM 0.8 · 12 km SW of Salton City, CA · 82.7 kmM 1.4 · 7 km S of Brawley, CA · 32.8 kmM 0.9 · 9 km S of Campo, CA · 85.1 kmM 1.1 · 9 km SW of Niland, CA · 63.9 kmM 1.1 · 9 km SW of Niland, CA · 63.5 kmM 1.0 · 28 km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 72.5 kmM 1.6 · 3 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 79.1 kmM 1.1 · 3 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 79.7 kmM 1.5 · 26 km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 46.7 km
M 2.1 · 5 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX100 km100 Recent earthquakes

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Sequence context

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USGS data evolution

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Revisions4
Magnitude change+0.0M 2.1 → M 2.1
Depth change+0.0 km
Last update48628 min
2026-09-06 07:56:25 UTC2026-09-06 09:06:16 UTC

Revision history

Observed changes stored by Quake Pulse.

Mise à jourMagnitudeDepthStatus
2026-09-06 07:56:25 UTC2.094.54 kmautomatic
2026-09-06 08:03:56 UTC2.094.54 kmautomatic
2026-09-06 08:05:40 UTC2.094.54 kmautomatic
2026-09-06 09:06:16 UTC2.094.54 kmautomatic

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