M1.8 earthquake 13km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, May 29, 1978, 5:32 AM PDT

UTC

1978-05-29 12:32:29 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.469° N, 115.225° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 29.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

213°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast16 kmSE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast28 kmSE

After

1. 2.512km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 29, 8:21 AM PDT · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.26km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, May 30, 9:52 AM PDT · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.58km E of Imperial, CATue, May 30, 10:16 PM PDT · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.68km E of Imperial, CAWed, May 31, 4:44 AM PDT · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
5. 1.813km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 1, 9:09 AM PDT · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.725km E of Campo, CAThu, Jun 1, 12:36 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Jun 1, 4:28 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 12:24 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
9. 3.02km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 12:25 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
10. 1.87km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 12:33 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.04km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 12:33 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.53km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 1:28 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
13. 2.45km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 11:07 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.568km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 4, 8:17 AM PDT · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.012km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jun 4, 1:04 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.67km NE of El Centro, CASun, Jun 4, 1:22 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.97km E of Imperial, CASun, Jun 4, 1:23 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.86km NW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 2:41 PM PDT · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.211km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 5:55 PM PDT · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.910km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 9:50 PM PDT · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
21. 1.713km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 10:09 PM PDT · 17648 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
22. 2.42km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 11:29 PM PDT · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
23. 1.912km WNW of Niland, CATue, Jun 6, 7:42 AM PDT · 17647 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.05km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 3:37 PM PDT · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.27km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 3:39 PM PDT · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
26. 2.111km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 8:01 PM PDT · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
27. 2.313km SW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 8:14 PM PDT · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 7, 1:45 AM PDT · 17647 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.98km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Jun 7, 12:30 PM PDT · 17646 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
30. 2.27km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jun 7, 5:15 PM PDT · 17646 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
31. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jun 7, 5:32 PM PDT · 17646 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
32. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Jun 8, 1:00 PM PDT · 17645 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
33. 1.518km NW of Westmorland, CAFri, Jun 9, 4:52 AM PDT · 17645 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.77km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Jun 9, 11:34 AM PDT · 17644 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
35. 2.214km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jun 10, 9:34 PM PDT · 17643 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
36. 2.33km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jun 11, 4:47 AM PDT · 17643 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
37. 1.76km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Jun 11, 11:19 AM PDT · 17642 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
38. 2.512km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jun 13, 11:36 PM PDT · 17640 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
39. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jun 14, 4:54 AM PDT · 17640 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
40. 1.87km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jun 14, 8:21 AM PDT · 17639 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
41. 1.92km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Jun 15, 10:34 PM PDT · 17638 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
42. 1.87km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Jun 16, 12:44 AM PDT · 17638 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.453km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jun 17, 7:20 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
44. 3.69km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSun, Jun 18, 7:29 AM PDT · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
45. 3.05km ENE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 18, 7:30 AM PDT · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
46. 2.22km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Jun 18, 7:50 AM PDT · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
47. 1.82km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Jun 18, 7:50 AM PDT · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
48. 2.23km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Jun 18, 8:13 AM PDT · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
49. 2.95km N of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 20, 12:28 PM PDT · 17633 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
50. 1.97km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jun 20, 2:28 PM PDT · 17633 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.017km SW of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 20, 11:47 PM PDT · 17633 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
52. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jun 21, 2:20 AM PDT · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
53. 1.84km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXWed, Jun 21, 6:05 AM PDT · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
54. 2.04km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Jun 21, 4:41 PM PDT · 17632 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
55. 1.522km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 21, 9:11 PM PDT · 17632 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
56. 2.325km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 21, 9:26 PM PDT · 17632 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
57. 1.624km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 21, 9:27 PM PDT · 17632 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
58. 1.65km S of Brawley, CAThu, Jun 22, 12:09 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
59. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jun 22, 1:13 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
60. 1.77km N of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jun 22, 2:14 PM PDT · 17631 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

1. 1.727km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, May 28, 2:20 PM PDT · 17656 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, May 28, 1:46 PM PDT · 17656 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 28, 9:34 AM PDT · 17656 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 28, 12:06 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, May 27, 5:25 PM PDT · 17657 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.614km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 27, 3:27 AM PDT · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
7. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 7:09 PM PDT · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.610km NE of Calexico, CAFri, May 26, 5:50 PM PDT · 17658 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.87km E of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 2:18 PM PDT · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 1:17 PM PDT · 17658 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
11. 2.38km E of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 12:32 PM PDT · 17658 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
12. 2.78km E of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 7:12 AM PDT · 17658 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.07km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 6:32 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.97km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 12:56 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.68km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 12:53 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.08km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 12:51 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.38km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 10:30 AM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.07km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 10:29 AM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
19. 2.28km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 10:28 AM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.28km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 9:10 AM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339711. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.