Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX on Fri, Mar 10, 1978, 12:47 PM PST (20:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 14km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-03-10 20:47:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.371° N, 115.112° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.910km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.07km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.85km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.310km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.814km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.02km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.53km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.14km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.31km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.18km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 3.46km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.77km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.82km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.77km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.34km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.12km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.71km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.34km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.51km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.83km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.14km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.510km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.68km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.34km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.36km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 3.03km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.33km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.71km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.05km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.72km SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.87km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 4.77km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 3.35km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.44km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.53km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.911km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.65km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.44km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.82km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 4.74km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.88km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.33km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.32km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.93km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.46km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.44km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.62km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.862km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.06km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.312km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.15km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.16km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.46km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.05km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.71km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.23km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.32km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.25km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.26km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.91km W of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.52km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.82km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.35km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.05km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.18km SW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.37km SW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.08km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 17737 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337819. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.