Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km N of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km N of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Dec 22, 1977, 1:24 AM PST (09:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4km SW of Imperial, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-22 09:24:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.461° N, 115.207° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.53
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54km SW of Imperial, CA · 17806 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.63km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17806 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.05km SW of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.76km SW of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.66km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17803 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 17802 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.74km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.26km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17801 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.64km NW of El Centro, CA · 17801 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.79km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.09km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17799 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.06km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17799 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.58km ENE of Heber, CA · 17798 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17797 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.97km W of Holtville, CA · 17797 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.87km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.66km W of Holtville, CA · 17797 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.015km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17797 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.97km W of Holtville, CA · 17796 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.89km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17796 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.210km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17796 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.49km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17796 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 17795 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.05km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17793 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.78km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.713km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17792 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.513km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17791 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.04km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.05km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.03km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.414km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.416km NNE of Fortuna Foothills, AZ · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.110km W of Niland, CA · 17790 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.34km NNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.312km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.511km W of Niland, CA · 17788 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.513km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17788 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.012km W of Niland, CA · 17788 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.26km W of Imperial, CA · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.16km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.67km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.52km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.92km NW of El Centro, CA · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CA · 17784 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.34km WNW of El Centro, CA · 17783 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17782 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.94km NNE of Calexico, CA · 17782 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.82km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17782 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.87km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17782 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.721km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17781 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17780 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.967km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17780 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17780 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.71km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.74km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.11km SE of Brawley, CA · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CA · 17807 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.710km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17807 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.111km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.811km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.711km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.610km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17810 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.89km N of Westmorland, CA · 17811 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.723km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17811 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 17811 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.479km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17812 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.86km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17812 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.517km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17812 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17814 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17815 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337068. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.