Mexico earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 2km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 2km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, May 10, 1973, 8:25 PM PDT (03:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6km ENE of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1973-05-11 03:25:11 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.376° N, 115.187° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.961km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19493 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.51km WNW of Brawley, CA · 19475 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.521km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 19475 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.616km SE of Holtville, CA · 19468 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.58km W of Holtville, CA · 19467 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19466 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.712km N of Ocotillo, CA · 19465 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.56km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19464 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19463 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.46km WSW of Holtville, CA · 19460 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.25km NNW of Brawley, CA · 19460 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.87km N of Brawley, CA · 19459 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.86km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.56km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.54km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.58km N of Brawley, CA · 19459 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.26km NNW of Brawley, CA · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.611km ESE of Holtville, CA · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.95km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.36km NNW of Brawley, CA · 19459 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.56km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.44km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.97km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.26km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.66km N of Brawley, CA · 19459 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.96km WSW of Holtville, CA · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.86km NNW of Brawley, CA · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.27km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.74km E of Westmorland, CA · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 3.06km WSW of Holtville, CA · 19459 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 19459 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CA · 19458 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.07km W of Calipatria, CA · 19458 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.952km S of Ocotillo, CA · 19455 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 19450 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.818km SW of Westmorland, CA · 19450 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19450 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.515km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 19450 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.95km S of Niland, CA · 19448 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.13km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 19448 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.927km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19448 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.46km NNW of Brawley, CA · 19447 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.836km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19445 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19445 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.742km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19444 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.66km SSE of Brawley, CA · 19443 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.25km SSE of Brawley, CA · 19443 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 19443 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.97km S of Brawley, CA · 19442 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 19442 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.67km SSW of Brawley, CA · 19442 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.95km S of Brawley, CA · 19442 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.19km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 19501 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.69km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 19504 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.722km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19507 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.864km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 19514 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.112km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 19528 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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