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M4.6 earthquake 11km NW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 11km NW of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, Mar 16, 1943, 5:40 PM GMT-7 (00:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1943-03-17 00:40:41 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.428° N, 115.270° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
333°, 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 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.33km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 30505 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.53km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 30505 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.720km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 30496 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.924km W of Westmorland, CA · 30493 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.621km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 30493 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.522km N of Ocotillo, CA · 30481 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.522km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 30464 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.623km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 30464 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.823km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 30461 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.320km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 30461 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.818km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 30457 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.56km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 30452 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.623km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 30507 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.710km N of Ocotillo, CA · 30515 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.419km N of Ocotillo, CA · 30522 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.523km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 30525 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.619km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 30526 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.121km N of Ocotillo, CA · 30531 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366263 (also filed as ushis1441). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.