M1.7 earthquake 20km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.7 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Nov 9, 1979, 7:41 PM PST

UTC

1979-11-10 03:41:15 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.294° N, 115.394° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

232°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast27 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast38 kmS

After

1. 1.95km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 21, 8:05 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.25km NE of Imperial, CAWed, Nov 21, 8:03 PM PST · 17107 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.05km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Nov 23, 5:04 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.68km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Nov 23, 9:56 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CAFri, Nov 23, 6:01 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.86km S of Brawley, CAFri, Nov 23, 7:12 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.95km WSW of Brawley, CASat, Nov 24, 5:27 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.99km N of Westmorland, CASat, Nov 24, 8:02 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Nov 24, 9:47 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
10. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Nov 24, 5:13 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.95km ESE of Imperial, CASat, Nov 24, 6:06 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
12. 3.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Nov 24, 9:24 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.235km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSat, Nov 24, 10:41 PM GMT-7 · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 25, 12:56 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.917km W of Westmorland, CASun, Nov 25, 10:35 PM PST · 17103 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.02km W of Brawley, CAMon, Nov 26, 1:01 PM PST · 17102 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Nov 27, 3:08 AM PST · 17101 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.76km ENE of Imperial, CATue, Nov 27, 5:58 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.252km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXTue, Nov 27, 8:59 PM GMT-7 · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.234km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXTue, Nov 27, 9:23 PM GMT-7 · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.746km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Nov 27, 9:28 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
22. 2.610km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Nov 27, 11:13 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
23. 1.57km SSW of Calipatria, CAWed, Nov 28, 5:50 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
24. 2.28km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Nov 29, 7:25 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
25. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Nov 29, 11:34 PM PST · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
26. 1.89km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 3:56 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.37km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 7:02 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
28. 2.111km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Nov 30, 4:36 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
29. 3.31km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 6:01 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.05km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 6:14 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
31. 2.511km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Nov 30, 6:39 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
32. 2.611km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Nov 30, 7:53 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
33. 2.47km N of Imperial, CAFri, Nov 30, 9:27 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
34. 2.63km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Dec 1, 2:07 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
35. 1.87km E of Imperial, CASat, Dec 1, 2:48 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
36. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 1, 5:53 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
37. 3.913km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 1, 4:46 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
38. 2.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 1, 5:09 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
39. 2.12km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Dec 2, 12:50 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
40. 2.54km S of Brawley, CASun, Dec 2, 2:07 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
41. 2.24km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Dec 2, 5:31 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
42. 2.434km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Dec 2, 9:24 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.111km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 2, 11:13 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
44. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Dec 2, 1:36 PM PST · 17096 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
45. 2.28km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Dec 3, 12:07 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
46. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 3, 12:37 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
47. 2.676km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 3, 4:48 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
48. 1.611km SSW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 3, 6:12 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
49. 2.54km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 9:47 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
50. 1.54km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 9:59 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
51. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:17 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
52. 1.85km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:20 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.85km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:42 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
54. 1.75km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 11:30 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
55. 2.14km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 12:36 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
56. 2.54km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 1:32 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
57. 1.85km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 1:52 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
58. 1.94km S of Brawley, CATue, Dec 4, 3:46 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
59. 1.827km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 5:08 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
60. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CATue, Dec 4, 5:31 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353799. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.