M3.4 earthquake 6km S of Delta, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 6km S of Delta, B.C., MX on Fri, Jun 3, 1938, 3:47 AM GMT-8 (11:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 5km NNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1938-06-03 11:47:08 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.300° N, 115.200° 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 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 335°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.817km WSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.715km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.22km NNE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.59km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.47km NNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32263 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.95km NNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32261 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.526km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 32261 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.43km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 32260 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364636. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.