Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5km SE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km SE of Delta, B.C., MX on Mon, Mar 13, 1978, 5:20 PM PST (01:20 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
1.9 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-03-14 01:20:41 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.325° N, 115.150° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.92km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.74km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.79km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.24km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.02km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.17km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.83km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.34km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.74km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.72km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.44km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.15km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.66km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.73km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.23km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.62km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.27km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.07km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.52km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.36km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.53km ESE of El Centro, CA · 17732 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.52km SE of El Centro, CA · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.91km NE of El Centro, CA · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.92km SSE of El Centro, CA · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.37km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.74km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.45km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.84km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.92km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.96km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.42km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.81km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.26km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 3.18km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.98km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 4.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.37km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.95km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.15km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.89km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.87km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.75km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.35km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.77km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.34km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.85km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.46km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.46km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.12km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.810km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.82km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.94km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.74km SW of Brawley, CA · 17734 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.04km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.85km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.82km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.23km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.24km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.24km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.84km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.24km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.75km N of Brawley, CA · 17734 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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