M2.8 earthquake 7km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7km NW of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Jan 4, 1973, 5:06 PM PST (01:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 7km ENE of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-05 01:06:35 UTC
- Depth
- 0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.400° N, 115.243° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 160°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.110km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 19617 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.425km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19605 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.78km E of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19601 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.314km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 19587 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.77km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 19582 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320418. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.