M2.3 earthquake 12km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.3 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Mar 11, 1978, 5:56 PM PST

UTC

1978-03-12 01:56:33 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.411° N, 115.087° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

260°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast14 kmN
• San Luis Río Colorado, MexicoPopulation 176,685. Forecast30 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast42 kmSE

After

1. 2.15km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 6:14 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.16km ESE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 6:15 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 6:18 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.46km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 6:54 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.05km E of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 7:30 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.71km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 7:31 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.51km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 7:42 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.07km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 8:14 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.26km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 8:55 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
10. 1.93km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 9:12 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.06km ESE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 9:52 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.04km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 10:10 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
13. 1.88km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 10:31 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.86km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 11:01 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.36km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 11:07 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.86km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 11:08 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.38km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 11:30 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.03km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:06 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.15km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:17 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.32km W of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:47 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
21. 2.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 1:31 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.14km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 1:36 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.93km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 2:50 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
24. 1.83km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 3:29 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
25. 2.43km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 3:37 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
26. 2.62km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 3:58 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
27. 3.310km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 3:58 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
28. 2.66km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 4:01 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
29. 1.710km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 5:25 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
30. 1.74km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 5:27 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
31. 1.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 5:27 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.45km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 5:51 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
33. 2.04km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 6:00 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.45km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 6:00 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.45km E of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 7:17 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
36. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CASun, Mar 12, 8:30 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
37. 2.45km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 8:40 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
38. 1.84km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 9:24 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.34km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 10:41 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
40. 2.06km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 10:41 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
41. 4.89km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 10:42 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
42. 2.03km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 10:54 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.56km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 10:56 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
44. 1.77km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 11:01 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.55km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 11:03 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.73km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 11:07 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
47. 2.34km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 11:09 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
48. 2.02km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 11:12 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.55km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 11:14 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.14km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 11:44 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
51. 3.23km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:05 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
52. 2.35km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:22 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
53. 2.15km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:24 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
54. 2.44km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:29 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
55. 2.210km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:46 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
56. 2.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:48 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.01km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:52 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
58. 2.65km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 12:52 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.44km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 1:32 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
60. 2.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 1:38 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 2.06km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 5:56 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 5:41 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
3. 2.862km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 5:24 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.62km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 5:18 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.44km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 5:17 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.46km E of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 5:07 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.93km ESE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 5:03 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.32km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:44 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.33km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:43 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.88km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:42 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
11. 4.74km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:30 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.82km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:26 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.44km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:25 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.65km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:16 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.911km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:15 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.53km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:15 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.44km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:13 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
18. 3.35km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 4:01 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
19. 4.77km NE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 3:57 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.87km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 3:04 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337876. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.