Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7km NW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7km NW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Oct 27, 1979, 7:00 PM PDT (02:00 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9km SSW of Holtville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-28 02:00:14 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.396° N, 115.246° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
210°, 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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17118 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.18km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17118 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.33km S of Brawley, CA · 17117 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.79km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17117 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17117 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.57km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17117 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.82km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17117 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.61km SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17115 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.24km SE of Brawley, CA · 17115 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.64km S of Brawley, CA · 17115 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.810km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17115 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17114 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.615km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17113 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.513km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17113 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.67km W of Calipatria, CA · 17113 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17112 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 17112 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.449km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.68km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17112 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.58km SW of Brawley, CA · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.546km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.87km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17111 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.99km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.48km SW of Holtville, CA · 17111 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.24km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17111 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.35km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17110 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17110 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17110 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 3.05km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.46km N of Imperial, CA · 17109 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.89km NE of Calexico, CA · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 3.42km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.17km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17109 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.12km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17109 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17109 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.522km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17108 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.84km S of Brawley, CA · 17108 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.710km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17107 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.95km E of Westmorland, CA · 17107 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.25km NE of Imperial, CA · 17107 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.05km NE of Imperial, CA · 17105 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.68km NE of Imperial, CA · 17105 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17105 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.86km S of Brawley, CA · 17105 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.95km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17104 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.99km N of Westmorland, CA · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.95km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 3.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.235km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CA · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.917km W of Westmorland, CA · 17103 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.02km W of Brawley, CA · 17102 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17101 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.76km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17101 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.252km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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