M1.7 earthquake 11km SW of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, May 16, 1978, 7:56 AM PDT

UTC

1978-05-16 14:56:03 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.295° N, 115.287° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

222°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast17 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast40 kmSSE

After

1. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 16, 8:57 AM PDT · 17670 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 16, 7:42 PM PDT · 17669 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.31km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXWed, May 17, 4:48 PM PDT · 17668 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, May 17, 6:10 PM PDT · 17668 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.515km WNW of Imperial, CAThu, May 18, 3:39 PM PDT · 17667 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, May 19, 7:39 AM PDT · 17667 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.021km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, May 19, 8:04 PM PDT · 17666 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.813km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 19, 9:58 PM PDT · 17666 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.43km SSW of Brawley, CASat, May 20, 9:16 AM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.812km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 20, 10:16 AM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.43km SSW of Brawley, CASat, May 20, 2:40 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.73km SSW of Brawley, CASat, May 20, 2:44 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.24km SSW of Brawley, CASat, May 20, 2:48 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.74km SSW of Brawley, CASat, May 20, 5:39 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CASat, May 20, 5:41 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.64km SSW of Brawley, CASat, May 20, 5:42 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.54km S of Brawley, CASat, May 20, 6:04 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.54km S of Brawley, CASat, May 20, 6:51 PM PDT · 17665 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
19. 1.67km WNW of Westmorland, CAMon, May 22, 5:16 AM PDT · 17664 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.49km SW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, May 22, 8:13 PM PDT · 17663 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.84km E of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, May 22, 10:01 PM PDT · 17663 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
22. 3.26km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, May 22, 10:01 PM PDT · 17663 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
23. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, May 22, 10:30 PM PDT · 17663 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
24. 2.06km E of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 23, 3:00 AM PDT · 17663 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
25. 2.06km E of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 23, 3:53 AM PDT · 17663 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
26. 2.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, May 23, 5:01 AM PDT · 17663 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
27. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CATue, May 23, 1:34 PM PDT · 17662 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
28. 1.76km WNW of Westmorland, CATue, May 23, 2:14 PM PDT · 17662 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
29. 1.711km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXWed, May 24, 6:17 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
30. 3.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 24, 8:13 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.58km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 6:28 AM PDT · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
32. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 9:08 AM PDT · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
33. 2.28km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 9:10 AM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
34. 2.28km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 10:28 AM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
35. 2.07km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 10:29 AM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
36. 2.38km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 10:30 AM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
37. 2.08km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 12:51 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
38. 2.68km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 12:53 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
39. 1.97km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 12:56 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
40. 2.07km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 6:32 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
41. 2.78km E of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 7:12 AM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
42. 2.38km E of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 12:32 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
43. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 1:17 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
44. 1.87km E of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 2:18 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
45. 1.610km NE of Calexico, CAFri, May 26, 5:50 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
46. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 7:09 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
47. 2.614km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 27, 3:27 AM PDT · 17659 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, May 27, 5:25 PM PDT · 17658 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
49. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 28, 12:06 AM PDT · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 28, 9:34 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
51. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, May 28, 1:46 PM PDT · 17657 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
52. 1.727km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, May 28, 2:20 PM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, May 29, 5:32 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
54. 2.512km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 29, 8:21 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
55. 2.26km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, May 30, 9:52 AM PDT · 17655 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.58km E of Imperial, CATue, May 30, 10:16 PM PDT · 17655 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
57. 2.68km E of Imperial, CAWed, May 31, 4:44 AM PDT · 17655 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
58. 2.135km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, May 31, 11:43 PM PDT · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
59. 1.813km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 1, 9:09 AM PDT · 17653 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
60. 1.725km E of Campo, CAThu, Jun 1, 12:36 PM PDT · 17653 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

1. 1.712km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 15, 4:43 PM PDT · 17670 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.010km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 15, 12:04 PM PDT · 17670 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.86km E of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, May 15, 2:44 AM PDT · 17671 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.013km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 15, 1:15 AM PDT · 17671 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.97km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, May 14, 10:05 AM PDT · 17671 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 14, 12:24 AM PDT · 17672 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.815km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 13, 11:12 PM PDT · 17672 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
8. 3.112km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 13, 4:19 PM PDT · 17672 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.114km SW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, May 12, 6:58 AM PDT · 17674 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.912km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 10, 5:55 AM PDT · 17676 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CAWed, May 10, 4:38 AM PDT · 17676 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.012km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 9, 5:37 PM PDT · 17676 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.313km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 8, 3:27 PM PDT · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.814km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 8, 3:25 PM PDT · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.59km W of Delta, B.C., MXMon, May 8, 12:04 PM PDT · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.612km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 8, 3:12 AM PDT · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CASun, May 7, 8:03 PM PDT · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.714km SW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, May 7, 4:04 PM PDT · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.87km ENE of Imperial, CASun, May 7, 3:24 PM PDT · 17678 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.813km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 7, 5:42 AM PDT · 17679 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339492. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.