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M4.2 earthquake 8km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 8km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Jun 1, 1940, 3:54 PM GMT-8 (23:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 7km W of Hermosillo, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1940-06-01 23:54:10 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.373° N, 115.280° 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 35.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
353°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.77km W of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 31524 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.19km NE of Imperial, CA · 31521 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.542km N of Yuma, AZ · 31521 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.74km NE of Heber, CA · 31520 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.420km ENE of Holtville, CA · 31519 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.34km NE of Heber, CA · 31519 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.34km NE of Heber, CA · 31519 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.64km NE of Heber, CA · 31500 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.44km NE of Heber, CA · 31497 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.111km E of Brawley, CA · 31492 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.921km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 31482 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.718km NW of Westmorland, CA · 31482 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.522km SSE of Salton City, CA · 31482 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.83km SW of Holtville, CA · 31481 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.324km SSE of Salton City, CA · 31475 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.426km N of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 31524 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.529km NW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX · 31524 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.510km E of Holtville, CA · 31534 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.612km WNW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 31534 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.514km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 31534 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.634km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 31534 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.27km S of Brawley, CA · 31534 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.86km W of Holtville, CA · 31535 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.47km ESE of Imperial, CA · 31535 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.824km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 31535 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.47km ESE of Imperial, CA · 31536 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.512km SSE of Holtville, CA · 31537 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.511km ENE of Holtville, CA · 31537 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.67km ESE of Imperial, CA · 31537 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.37km ESE of Imperial, CA · 31537 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.08km S of Calipatria, CA · 31537 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.07km ESE of Imperial, CA · 31537 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.27km ESE of Imperial, CA · 31537 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.17km ESE of Imperial, CA · 31538 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.37km ESE of Imperial, CA · 31538 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365327. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.