Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7km E of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7km E of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Mar 16, 1978, 11:36 AM PST (19:36 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
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-03-16 19:36:27 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.363° N, 115.119° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
6

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.34km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.85km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.46km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.18km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.76km N of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.64km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.76km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.76km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.17km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.94km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.94km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.85km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.93km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.16km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.47km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.98km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.95km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 3.18km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.45km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.12km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.02km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.92km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.78km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.76km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.26km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.07km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.85km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.78km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.01km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.87km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.819km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.93km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.07km E of Imperial, CA · 17726 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.78km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17725 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.97km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.06km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.96km SSE of Westmorland, CA · 17722 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.912km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17721 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.64km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17721 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.85km N of Brawley, CA · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 3.23km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.84km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17720 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.35km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.75km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.87km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.89km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.15km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.95km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.37km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.98km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.18km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.26km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.81km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.42km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.96km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.92km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.84km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338122. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.