Mexico earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 10km N of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10km N of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Sep 29, 1968, 1:20 AM GMT-7 (08:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 1km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1968-09-29 08:20:13 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.441° N, 115.179° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
257°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 21186 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.01km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 21186 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.226km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 21178 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 21175 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.619km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21166 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.473km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21160 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.567km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21156 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.75km E of Imperial, CA · 21155 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.26km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.92km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 21148 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 4.533km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 21186 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.956km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21209 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.470km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21214 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328314. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.