Mexico earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX on Wed, Nov 6, 1968, 2:51 PM GMT-8 (22:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 20km W of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-11-06 22:51:29 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.374° N, 115.180° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.547km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21139 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.848km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21139 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.183km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21131 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.366km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21122 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.364km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21116 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.620km W of Westmorland, CA · 21106 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.622km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21106 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.820km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21106 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.821km W of Westmorland, CA · 21106 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.925km W of Westmorland, CA · 21106 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.819km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21106 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.820km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21106 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21106 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.719km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21104 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.325km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21102 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.41km SSW of El Centro, CA · 21099 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 21095 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.26km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21148 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.75km E of Imperial, CA · 21155 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.567km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21156 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.473km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21159 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 21174 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328283. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.