M2.0 earthquake 14km W of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 8, 1978, 4:37 AM PST

UTC

1978-11-08 12:37:59 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.345° N, 115.347° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 11.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

255°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast24 kmWNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast33 kmSSE

After

1. 1.816km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Nov 8, 9:26 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.719km W of Imperial, CAThu, Nov 9, 12:54 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
3. 1.618km W of Imperial, CAThu, Nov 9, 11:33 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Nov 10, 10:41 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
5. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CAFri, Nov 10, 11:16 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 10, 10:22 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 4:50 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
8. 1.714km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 5:22 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 12:03 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.511km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 12:13 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.211km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 12:19 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
12. 3.214km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 12:19 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.614km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 12:45 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.110km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 12:59 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.612km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 1:35 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.010km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 4:06 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.313km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 4:53 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
18. 3.011km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 11, 11:23 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
19. 1.64km N of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Nov 12, 1:38 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
20. 1.822km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Nov 12, 4:02 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.910km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Nov 12, 6:41 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
22. 1.99km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Nov 12, 3:07 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
23. 1.66km WSW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 12, 4:05 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
24. 2.112km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 12, 11:04 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
25. 3.04km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Nov 13, 6:48 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.110km E of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Nov 13, 7:14 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
27. 1.67km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Nov 14, 7:36 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
28. 2.19km N of Westmorland, CAThu, Nov 16, 6:13 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.024km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 17, 11:43 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
30. 1.63km S of Westmorland, CASat, Nov 18, 6:21 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
31. 2.144km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Nov 20, 2:49 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
32. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 3:04 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 3:10 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
34. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 4:13 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 4:15 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 4:56 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
37. 1.58km WSW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 5:32 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
38. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 5:45 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
39. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 5:46 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 5:53 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
41. 3.146km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Nov 20, 2:39 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
42. 3.047km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Nov 20, 11:00 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
43. 2.540km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Nov 21, 10:29 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
44. 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Nov 21, 1:57 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.543km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Nov 21, 2:58 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
46. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Nov 21, 3:07 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
47. 2.345km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Nov 21, 3:12 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
48. 1.93km S of Brawley, CATue, Nov 21, 10:52 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
49. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 22, 3:34 PM PST · 17479 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
50. 2.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 23, 6:06 AM PST · 17478 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
51. 3.013km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Nov 25, 3:45 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
52. 1.626km W of Westmorland, CASun, Nov 26, 9:32 AM PST · 17475 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
53. 1.815km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, Nov 26, 1:13 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
54. 2.06km SW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 26, 4:14 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
55. 1.76km SSW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 26, 6:15 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
56. 2.364km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Nov 27, 6:32 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
57. 1.86km NW of Holtville, CAMon, Nov 27, 6:46 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
58. 2.32km S of Ocotillo, CATue, Nov 28, 10:14 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
59. 1.913km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Nov 29, 5:08 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
60. 2.114km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Nov 29, 5:56 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

1. 1.79km SW of Niland, CATue, Nov 7, 3:11 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.63km WSW of Brawley, CATue, Nov 7, 12:36 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.514km SW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Nov 6, 4:23 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.314km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 5, 2:57 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.915km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Nov 4, 11:30 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
6. 2.544km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 3, 5:57 PM PST · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.737km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Nov 3, 8:36 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 2, 7:57 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Nov 2, 6:07 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.779km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 2, 4:28 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.26km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Nov 2, 10:22 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 1, 6:11 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.739km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Nov 1, 3:17 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.73km NE of Heber, CATue, Oct 31, 10:42 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.53km NNE of Heber, CATue, Oct 31, 9:21 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.551km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 31, 4:49 AM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.453km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 31, 4:42 AM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.616km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 30, 11:38 AM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.914km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 30, 3:48 AM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
20. 1.91km SSE of Brawley, CASun, Oct 29, 9:54 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343409. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.