M2.8 earthquake 14km SW of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jun 8, 1979, 3:02 AM PDT

UTC

1979-06-08 10:02:24 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.278° N, 115.307° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.38

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

224°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

16

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast19 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast41 kmSSE

After

1. 1.917km W of Westmorland, CAFri, Jun 8, 4:04 AM PDT · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CASat, Jun 9, 3:50 AM PDT · 17281 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.621km N of Ocotillo, CASat, Jun 9, 7:26 PM PDT · 17281 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.611km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jun 10, 9:49 PM PDT · 17280 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jun 11, 11:32 AM PDT · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.76km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Jun 11, 9:31 PM PDT · 17279 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Jun 11, 9:45 PM PDT · 17279 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.54km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 4:04 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.63km E of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 4:16 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.634km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jun 12, 5:08 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.03km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 8:25 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.13km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 8:25 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.73km NE of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 8:30 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
14. 1.74km E of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 8:36 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
15. 3.24km NE of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 8:36 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.83km E of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 8:42 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.74km ESE of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 8:46 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.83km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 8:48 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.63km E of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 8:54 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.43km E of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 9:04 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
21. 1.73km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 9:06 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.94km E of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 9:51 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.83km E of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 10:32 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
24. 1.63km E of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 10:42 PM PDT · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CATue, Jun 12, 11:38 PM PDT · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.83km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:08 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
27. 1.94km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:09 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
28. 3.74km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:09 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.04km ESE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:11 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
30. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:16 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
31. 1.63km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:17 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.63km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:28 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
33. 1.53km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:35 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:51 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
35. 1.84km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 12:52 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.74km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 1:28 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.72km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 1:31 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
38. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 1:35 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
39. 2.13km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 1:42 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
40. 1.52km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 1:52 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
41. 1.810km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jun 13, 2:13 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
42. 1.63km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 2:15 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
43. 1.54km ESE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 2:28 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
44. 1.54km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 2:42 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.84km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 2:43 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
46. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 3:29 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
47. 1.83km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 4:03 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
48. 1.65km NNE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 4:05 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
49. 1.63km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 4:35 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
50. 2.83km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 4:55 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
51. 2.63km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 7:25 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
52. 2.44km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 7:30 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
53. 1.84km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 7:40 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.53km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 7:53 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
55. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 8:13 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
56. 2.54km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 9:24 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
57. 2.43km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 9:29 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
58. 2.13km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 9:36 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
59. 1.72km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 9:44 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
60. 1.63km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 13, 9:58 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.913km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 7, 5:38 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CAThu, Jun 7, 1:54 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 5, 9:45 PM PDT · 17285 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Jun 4, 6:37 AM PDT · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.84km S of Brawley, CASun, Jun 3, 8:35 AM PDT · 17287 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.910km NW of Holtville, CASat, Jun 2, 4:24 PM PDT · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
7. 1.75km SSW of Brawley, CAFri, Jun 1, 7:09 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
8. 3.114km W of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 2:30 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.38km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 2:23 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
10. 3.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 2:19 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.12km WSW of Imperial, CAFri, Jun 1, 5:35 AM PDT · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, Jun 1, 1:13 AM PDT · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.769km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 30, 11:08 AM PDT · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.910km SW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, May 29, 1:17 PM PDT · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 29, 3:06 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
16. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 28, 10:21 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.512km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, May 27, 10:57 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.27km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 26, 10:16 AM PDT · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.99km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, May 24, 11:36 AM PDT · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
20. 1.66km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, May 24, 12:24 AM PDT · 17297 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3349608. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.