Mexico earthquakes

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

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6km E of Delta, B.C., MX on Wed, Mar 15, 1978, 11:13 AM PST (19:13 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
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-03-15 19:13:36 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.350° N, 115.128° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.98km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.37km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.95km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.15km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.89km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.87km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.75km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.35km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.77km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.34km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.85km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.46km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.18km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.76km N of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.64km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.76km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.76km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.17km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.94km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.94km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.85km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.93km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.16km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.47km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.98km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.95km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 3.18km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.45km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.12km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.02km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.92km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.78km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.76km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.26km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.07km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.85km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.78km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.01km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.87km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.819km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.93km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.07km E of Imperial, CA · 17727 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.78km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.81km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.42km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.96km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.92km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.84km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.45km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.74km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.37km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.92km SSE of El Centro, CA · 17734 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.91km NE of El Centro, CA · 17734 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.52km SE of El Centro, CA · 17734 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.53km ESE of El Centro, CA · 17734 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.36km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.52km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.07km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.27km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.62km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338078. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.