M3.1 earthquake 8km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX on Wed, Mar 15, 1978, 12:13 PM PST (20:13 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.15	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.294 · 4 stations
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

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.

The first 60 of 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338081 (also filed as usp0000tdr). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.