M2.3 earthquake 14km N of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.3 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 22, 1979, 5:18 AM PST

UTC

1979-12-22 13:18:30 UTC

Depth

15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.484° N, 115.181° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.49

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

214°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast19 kmESE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast30 kmESE

After

1. 1.54km NNE of El Centro, CASat, Dec 22, 8:13 AM PST · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.510km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSat, Dec 22, 12:55 PM PST · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.45km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 9:09 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.14km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 9:10 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 9:10 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.34km E of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 9:10 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 9:12 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
8. 2.27km NE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 9:13 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 9:22 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 9:55 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 10:25 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 10:28 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
13. 3.35km NE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 10:34 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 10:42 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.06km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 11:31 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 22, 11:51 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.76km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 23, 3:38 AM PST · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.35km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 23, 9:32 AM PST · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 23, 10:02 AM PST · 17075 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 23, 7:07 PM PST · 17074 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 24, 8:33 PM PST · 17073 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 26, 2:05 AM PST · 17072 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Dec 26, 9:26 AM PST · 17072 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
24. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 28, 5:48 AM PST · 17070 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.517km WNW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 28, 8:30 AM PST · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.55km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Dec 28, 11:44 AM PST · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
27. 2.66km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Dec 28, 6:29 PM PST · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
28. 1.63km N of Imperial, CAFri, Dec 28, 6:37 PM PST · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
29. 1.96km NE of Calipatria, CAFri, Dec 28, 11:17 PM PST · 17069 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.96km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 29, 12:53 AM PST · 17069 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
31. 2.930km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Dec 30, 1:22 AM PST · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
32. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CASun, Dec 30, 4:50 AM PST · 17068 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
33. 2.37km NE of Imperial, CASun, Dec 30, 5:11 AM PST · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
34. 3.17km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Dec 31, 8:29 PM PST · 17066 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.07km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Dec 31, 9:00 PM PST · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
36. 1.514km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jan 1, 5:41 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
37. 2.410km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jan 1, 8:33 PM PST · 17065 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
38. 1.710km WSW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 2, 1:23 AM PST · 17065 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
39. 2.87km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Jan 2, 12:25 PM PST · 17065 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
40. 1.88km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXWed, Jan 2, 1:41 PM PST · 17065 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
41. 2.52km SW of Brawley, CAWed, Jan 2, 9:02 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
42. 2.35km SSE of Brawley, CAWed, Jan 2, 9:08 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
43. 1.52km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, Jan 2, 9:11 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
44. 1.910km ESE of Calipatria, CAThu, Jan 3, 3:14 AM PST · 17064 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
45. 2.29km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, Jan 3, 3:52 PM PST · 17063 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
46. 1.68km S of Holtville, CAFri, Jan 4, 5:40 AM PST · 17063 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
47. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 4, 10:43 AM PST · 17063 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.65km ESE of Westmorland, CAFri, Jan 4, 11:00 PM PST · 17062 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
49. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CASat, Jan 5, 7:51 AM PST · 17062 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
50. 1.611km ESE of Calipatria, CASat, Jan 5, 7:55 AM PST · 17062 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
51. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 6, 4:50 AM PST · 17061 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
52. 2.18km NE of Imperial, CASun, Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST · 17061 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
53. 2.431km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXMon, Jan 7, 1:05 PM GMT-7 · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
54. 2.540km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXMon, Jan 7, 1:06 PM GMT-7 · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
55. 2.628km E of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXMon, Jan 7, 1:24 PM GMT-7 · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
56. 1.813km SSW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 7, 12:33 PM PST · 17060 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
57. 3.144km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXMon, Jan 7, 6:21 PM GMT-7 · 17059 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
58. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 8, 1:24 AM PST · 17059 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
59. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 8, 7:17 AM PST · 17059 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
60. 1.611km ESE of Calipatria, CATue, Jan 8, 3:47 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

1. 2.113km N of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Dec 22, 4:06 AM PST · 17076 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.21km ESE of Brawley, CASat, Dec 22, 2:43 AM PST · 17076 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
3. 2.25km ENE of Westmorland, CAFri, Dec 21, 6:21 PM PST · 17076 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CAFri, Dec 21, 5:54 PM PST · 17076 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CAFri, Dec 21, 5:54 PM PST · 17076 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.814km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Dec 21, 5:54 PM PST · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 3.58km N of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Dec 21, 12:58 PM PST · 17077 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.213km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Dec 21, 12:47 PM PST · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
9. 4.810km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Dec 21, 12:40 PM PST · 17077 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
10. 1.98km S of Calipatria, CAFri, Dec 21, 11:31 AM PST · 17077 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.24km S of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 21, 6:42 AM PST · 17077 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.53km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, Dec 20, 6:58 PM PST · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.014km S of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Dec 20, 7:41 AM PST · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.14km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 20, 5:24 AM PST · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.914km SSW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Dec 19, 12:21 PM PST · 17079 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.44km SE of Brawley, CATue, Dec 18, 9:57 PM PST · 17079 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.238km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXMon, Dec 17, 10:52 PM GMT-7 · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 17, 7:48 PM PST · 17080 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.28km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Dec 17, 1:18 AM PST · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.66km ENE of Imperial, CASun, Dec 16, 9:46 PM PST · 17081 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10067890. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.