Mexico earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4km N of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4km N of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Nov 12, 1978, 1:38 AM PST (09:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-11-12 09:38:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.393° N, 115.201° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
228°, 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: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17489 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.910km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17489 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.99km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17489 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.66km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17489 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.112km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17489 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.04km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17488 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.110km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17488 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.67km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17487 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.19km N of Westmorland, CA · 17485 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.024km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17484 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.63km S of Westmorland, CA · 17483 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.58km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.540km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.93km S of Brawley, CA · 17480 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17479 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17478 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 3.013km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.626km W of Westmorland, CA · 17475 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.815km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.06km SW of Holtville, CA · 17475 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.76km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.364km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.86km NW of Holtville, CA · 17474 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.32km S of Ocotillo, CA · 17473 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.913km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.114km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.64km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17472 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.04km NW of Brawley, CA · 17472 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.131km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.618km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17471 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17470 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.26km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17470 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.61km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17468 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.831km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.826km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17466 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.73km NNW of El Centro, CA · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.98km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17463 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 17463 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.523km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17463 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17463 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.612km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17462 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.424km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17461 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 3.011km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.313km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.010km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.612km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.110km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.614km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.214km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.211km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.511km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.714km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17490 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17491 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17491 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.618km W of Imperial, CA · 17492 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.719km W of Imperial, CA · 17493 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.816km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.014km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 17494 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.63km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17495 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343487. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.