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

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Oct 23, 1979, 11:05 PM PDT

UTC

1979-10-24 06:05:13 UTC

Depth

15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.475° N, 115.222° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

199°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

17

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast16 kmSE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast28 kmSE

After

1. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CATue, Oct 23, 11:19 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
2. 3.112km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 23, 11:44 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.914km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 24, 1:04 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 24, 2:18 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.55km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Oct 24, 4:11 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.412km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 8:24 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.49km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 8:27 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.67km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 24, 8:54 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.75km ESE of Westmorland, CAWed, Oct 24, 10:55 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.411km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 11:41 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.914km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 12:49 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
12. 2.27km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 24, 1:29 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
13. 1.710km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 1:36 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 24, 5:41 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.59km NE of Calexico, CAWed, Oct 24, 7:03 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.87km NNE of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 24, 7:05 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
17. 1.87km NE of Heber, CAWed, Oct 24, 7:08 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 24, 7:51 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.310km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 9:54 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
20. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 24, 10:37 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
21. 1.54km S of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 24, 11:14 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
22. 2.38km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Oct 25, 1:08 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
23. 1.74km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Oct 25, 2:28 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
24. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Oct 25, 2:31 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
25. 2.28km NE of Heber, CAThu, Oct 25, 7:02 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
26. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Oct 25, 9:09 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
27. 2.014km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Oct 25, 9:11 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
28. 2.38km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Oct 25, 9:51 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
29. 2.012km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Oct 25, 11:37 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
30. 1.914km ESE of Calipatria, CAThu, Oct 25, 11:54 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.812km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Oct 25, 12:51 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
32. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Oct 25, 2:20 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.06km S of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 25, 5:54 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
34. 2.17km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Oct 25, 7:22 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
35. 2.08km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Oct 25, 8:38 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
36. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Oct 25, 8:55 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
37. 1.87km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, Oct 25, 11:40 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
38. 2.28km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 26, 12:54 AM PDT · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
39. 2.38km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 26, 2:11 AM PDT · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
40. 1.93km N of Brawley, CAFri, Oct 26, 2:30 AM PDT · 17143 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
41. 1.83km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, Oct 26, 2:40 AM PDT · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
42. 1.88km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Oct 26, 4:25 AM PDT · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
43. 1.83km WNW of Brawley, CAFri, Oct 26, 6:26 AM PDT · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
44. 2.06km S of Brawley, CAFri, Oct 26, 6:39 AM PDT · 17143 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
45. 2.610km E of Calipatria, CAFri, Oct 26, 12:33 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
46. 2.642km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Oct 26, 1:48 PM GMT-7 · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
47. 1.77km N of Brawley, CAFri, Oct 26, 4:49 PM PDT · 17142 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
48. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 26, 6:38 PM PDT · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.98km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Oct 26, 8:04 PM PDT · 17142 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
50. 1.55km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 26, 9:55 PM PDT · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
51. 2.27km NNE of Imperial, CAFri, Oct 26, 10:02 PM PDT · 17142 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
52. 1.710km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXFri, Oct 26, 10:44 PM PDT · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
53. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CASat, Oct 27, 12:44 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
54. 1.76km NNE of Imperial, CASat, Oct 27, 12:52 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
55. 2.312km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Oct 27, 1:57 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
56. 1.713km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Oct 27, 3:29 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
57. 1.94km E of Westmorland, CASat, Oct 27, 3:30 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
58. 2.03km SSW of Brawley, CASat, Oct 27, 6:10 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
59. 2.312km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 27, 6:34 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
60. 2.413km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 27, 6:40 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.612km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 23, 11:00 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.98km SSW of Holtville, CATue, Oct 23, 10:52 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.510km SSW of Holtville, CATue, Oct 23, 9:31 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.48km WSW of Holtville, CATue, Oct 23, 8:05 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.18km SSE of Calipatria, CATue, Oct 23, 7:00 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.913km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 23, 6:50 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.614km SSE of Bombay Beach, CATue, Oct 23, 5:41 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.610km SE of Bombay Beach, CATue, Oct 23, 4:33 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.77km E of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 4:15 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.27km SSW of Holtville, CATue, Oct 23, 3:31 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.75km E of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 12:19 PM PDT · 17146 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.511km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 23, 11:29 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.95km ESE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 9:37 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.012km SW of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 9:07 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 8:10 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 6:42 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.713km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 5:52 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.36km E of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 4:12 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.56km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 23, 4:06 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353241. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.