Mexico earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Mar 12, 1978, 3:28 PM PST (23:28 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
2.2 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-03-12 23:28:02 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.331° N, 115.138° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.16km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.93km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.75km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.714km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17734 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.34km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.77km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.15km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.13km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.24km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.15km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.87km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.66km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.53km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.87km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.77km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.17km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.72km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.95km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.75km N of Brawley, CA · 17734 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.24km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.84km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.24km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.24km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.23km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.82km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.85km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.04km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.74km SW of Brawley, CA · 17733 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.94km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.82km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.810km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.12km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.46km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.95km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.92km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.74km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.79km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 3.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.24km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.02km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.17km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.83km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.34km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.74km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.72km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.44km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.25km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.75km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.019km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.76km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.75km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.26km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.15km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.44km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.65km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.01km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.210km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.44km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.15km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.35km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.23km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.14km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.55km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.02km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337953. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC.