Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km E of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km E of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Mar 18, 1978, 7:27 AM PST (15:27 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 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-03-18 15:27:40 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.362° N, 115.113° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
233°, 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: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.95km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.18km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.45km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.12km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.02km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.92km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.78km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.76km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.26km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.07km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.85km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.78km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.01km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.87km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.819km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.93km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.07km E of Imperial, CA · 17726 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.78km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.97km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.06km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.96km SSE of Westmorland, CA · 17722 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.912km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17721 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.64km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17721 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.85km N of Brawley, CA · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 3.23km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.84km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17719 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.78km W of Calipatria, CA · 17719 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.26km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.54km W of Brawley, CA · 17719 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17719 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.08km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17717 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17717 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.439km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.93km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.435km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17717 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.212km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17716 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17716 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.76km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.55km N of Brawley, CA · 17715 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.75km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17715 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.95km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17715 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.07km NE of Imperial, CA · 17714 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.87km NE of Imperial, CA · 17714 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 17714 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.79km NW of Imperial, CA · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.47km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.16km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.93km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.85km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.94km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.94km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.17km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.76km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.76km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.64km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.76km N of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.18km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.46km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.85km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.34km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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