Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12km N of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km N of Delta, B.C., MX on Fri, Feb 16, 1979, 5:34 AM PST (13:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 77km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-02-16 13:34:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.459° N, 115.192° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
214°, 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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17395 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17395 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17394 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.166km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17394 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.310km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17394 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17391 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.56km W of Holtville, CA · 17390 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 17390 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.86km W of Imperial, CA · 17389 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.565km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.172km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17388 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.58km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17388 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.68km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17387 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.55km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17387 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.924km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.723km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.515km W of Westmorland, CA · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.217km W of Westmorland, CA · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.077km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.368km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.467km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 4.377km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.866km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.98km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.830km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.74km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 17382 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.711km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17381 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.972km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.619km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17379 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.923km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17379 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.34km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17379 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.98km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17379 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.17km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17378 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.926km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17378 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17377 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.48km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17377 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.710km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17377 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.910km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17376 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.567km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17376 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.04km NE of Imperial, CA · 17376 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.110km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 17376 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.88km NW of Holtville, CA · 17375 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.13km NNE of Heber, CA · 17375 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.86km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17374 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 3.472km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.78km W of Holtville, CA · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.14km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17370 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.18km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17370 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 3.317km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17370 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.57km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17368 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.18km W of Holtville, CA · 17368 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17367 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17367 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 17396 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17397 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.66km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17397 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.840km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17397 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.312km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17397 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.610km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17397 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.55km NW of El Centro, CA · 17398 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.813km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 17399 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.78km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.710km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17402 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.316km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17403 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.521km W of Imperial, CA · 17403 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.619km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.14km E of Westmorland, CA · 17406 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.717km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.216km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17406 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.620km W of Imperial, CA · 17406 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3346174. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.