M2.5 earthquake 13km SW of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jan 5, 1978, 6:44 PM PST

UTC

1978-01-06 02:44:54 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.289° N, 115.305° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

249°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast19 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast40 kmSSE

After

1. 2.04km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jan 6, 7:44 PM PST · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.05km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jan 6, 7:48 PM PST · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
3. 2.03km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jan 6, 8:59 PM PST · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.414km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jan 6, 9:17 PM PST · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.34km NNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jan 6, 11:05 PM PST · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.312km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSat, Jan 7, 1:41 AM PST · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 7, 11:47 PM PST · 17802 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jan 8, 4:22 AM PST · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jan 8, 7:09 PM PST · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.26km W of Imperial, CAMon, Jan 9, 2:47 AM PST · 17801 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.16km WSW of Imperial, CAMon, Jan 9, 2:49 AM PST · 17801 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.67km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jan 9, 4:00 AM PST · 17800 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.52km SSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Jan 12, 5:08 PM PST · 17797 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.92km NW of El Centro, CAThu, Jan 12, 9:44 PM PST · 17797 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CAFri, Jan 13, 11:58 AM PST · 17796 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.34km WNW of El Centro, CASat, Jan 14, 1:19 AM PST · 17796 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.94km NNE of Calexico, CASun, Jan 15, 7:29 AM PST · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.82km WNW of Imperial, CASun, Jan 15, 9:13 AM PST · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.87km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jan 15, 1:26 PM PST · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
20. 1.721km SW of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 15, 10:06 PM PST · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
21. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 17, 6:59 AM PST · 17792 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.967km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 17, 10:28 AM PST · 17792 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
23. 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 17, 11:58 AM PST · 17792 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
24. 1.71km WNW of Brawley, CASat, Jan 21, 1:28 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
25. 1.74km NNE of Brawley, CASat, Jan 21, 1:28 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.11km SE of Brawley, CASat, Jan 21, 1:53 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
27. 2.21km SE of Brawley, CASat, Jan 21, 1:56 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
28. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, CASat, Jan 21, 2:11 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
29. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CASat, Jan 21, 2:11 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
30. 2.29km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Jan 21, 9:02 AM PST · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.24km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 2:20 AM PST · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
32. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 2:23 AM PST · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
33. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 2:24 AM PST · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
34. 2.110km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jan 22, 7:43 AM PST · 17787 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.04km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 8:50 AM PST · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.18km SW of Brawley, CASun, Jan 22, 6:08 PM PST · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 7:50 PM PST · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
38. 2.45km NE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 7:51 PM PST · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
39. 2.310km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jan 23, 4:21 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
40. 1.814km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jan 23, 6:36 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
41. 2.548km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 23, 11:55 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
42. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Jan 24, 1:44 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.712km WNW of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 24, 10:19 AM PST · 17785 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.613km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jan 25, 11:49 PM PST · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
45. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Jan 26, 4:57 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.99km S of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jan 27, 11:53 AM PST · 17782 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
47. 1.76km S of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jan 27, 1:41 PM PST · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
48. 1.618km W of Imperial, CAFri, Jan 27, 2:53 PM PST · 17782 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.910km S of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jan 28, 10:09 AM PST · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
50. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jan 30, 7:54 AM PST · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
51. 1.73km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Jan 30, 10:39 AM PST · 17779 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
52. 1.74km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 4:09 AM PST · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
53. 2.14km SW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 4:16 AM PST · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
54. 1.95km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 4:17 AM PST · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
55. 2.35km WNW of El Centro, CATue, Jan 31, 5:06 AM PST · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
56. 1.76km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 5:08 AM PST · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
57. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Jan 31, 9:32 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
58. 1.73km NNE of Westmorland, CAWed, Feb 1, 7:10 AM PST · 17777 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
59. 2.924km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 2, 6:08 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
60. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 2, 8:22 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

1. 2.713km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jan 5, 1:26 PM PST · 17804 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.78km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jan 3, 9:26 PM PST · 17806 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.05km NE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jan 3, 8:07 PM PST · 17806 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
4. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 2, 11:33 AM PST · 17807 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.49km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, Jan 1, 4:55 AM PST · 17808 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.210km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, Jan 1, 4:55 AM PST · 17808 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
7. 1.89km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, Jan 1, 4:55 AM PST · 17808 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.97km W of Holtville, CASun, Jan 1, 12:51 AM PST · 17809 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 31, 1:05 PM PST · 17809 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.015km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Dec 31, 12:41 PM PST · 17809 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 1.66km W of Holtville, CASat, Dec 31, 12:09 PM PST · 17809 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
12. 1.87km WSW of Holtville, CASat, Dec 31, 7:53 AM PST · 17809 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.97km W of Holtville, CASat, Dec 31, 7:48 AM PST · 17809 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
14. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 31, 4:08 AM PST · 17809 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.58km ENE of Heber, CAFri, Dec 30, 4:35 AM PST · 17810 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.06km NE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Dec 29, 6:52 AM PST · 17811 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Dec 28, 8:19 PM PST · 17812 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.981km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXWed, Dec 28, 4:58 PM PST · 17812 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
19. 3.255km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Dec 27, 5:38 PM PST · 17813 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.09km E of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Dec 27, 3:50 AM PST · 17813 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9996934. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.