M2.6 earthquake 15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 15, 1979, 5:05 AM PST

UTC

1979-11-15 13:05:32 UTC

Depth

15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.416° N, 115.336° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

206°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

18

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast17 kmS
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast26 kmSSE

After

1. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Nov 29, 11:34 PM PST · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.89km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 3:56 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.37km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 7:02 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
4. 2.111km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Nov 30, 4:36 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
5. 3.31km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 6:01 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.05km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Nov 30, 6:14 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.511km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Nov 30, 6:39 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.611km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Nov 30, 7:53 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.47km N of Imperial, CAFri, Nov 30, 9:27 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.63km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Dec 1, 2:07 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.87km E of Imperial, CASat, Dec 1, 2:48 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
12. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 1, 5:53 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
13. 3.913km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 1, 4:46 PM PST · 17096 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 1, 5:09 PM PST · 17096 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.12km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Dec 2, 12:50 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
16. 2.54km S of Brawley, CASun, Dec 2, 2:07 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
17. 2.24km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Dec 2, 5:31 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.111km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 2, 11:13 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
19. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Dec 2, 1:36 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.28km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Dec 3, 12:07 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
21. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 3, 12:37 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
22. 1.611km SSW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 3, 6:12 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.54km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 9:47 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
24. 1.54km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 9:59 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
25. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:17 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
26. 1.85km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:20 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
27. 1.85km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:42 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.75km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 3, 11:30 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
29. 2.14km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 12:36 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
30. 2.54km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 1:32 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
31. 1.85km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 1:52 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
32. 1.94km S of Brawley, CATue, Dec 4, 3:46 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
33. 1.827km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 4, 5:08 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
34. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CATue, Dec 4, 5:31 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
35. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CAWed, Dec 5, 12:24 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
36. 1.65km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Dec 5, 2:59 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
37. 2.636km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 5, 4:25 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
38. 2.17km NNW of Imperial, CAWed, Dec 5, 5:16 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
39. 1.77km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Dec 5, 10:07 PM PST · 17092 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
40. 1.92km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Dec 6, 2:55 AM PST · 17092 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
41. 1.92km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Dec 6, 3:14 AM PST · 17092 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
42. 2.06km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 6, 10:42 AM PST · 17092 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
43. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 6, 8:00 PM PST · 17091 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
44. 1.65km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 6, 10:38 PM PST · 17091 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
45. 2.13km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 7, 7:56 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
46. 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 7, 12:29 PM PST · 17091 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
47. 2.92km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 3:46 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
48. 2.04km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 4:26 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
49. 2.24km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 7:37 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
50. 2.13km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 8:26 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
51. 1.58km W of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 7, 10:07 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
52. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 7, 10:27 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
53. 2.15km S of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 7, 11:03 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
54. 2.37km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 11:31 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
55. 2.47km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXFri, Dec 7, 11:32 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
56. 2.45km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Dec 8, 4:51 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
57. 1.72km WSW of Brawley, CASat, Dec 8, 6:23 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
58. 2.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Dec 8, 10:50 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
59. 2.16km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Dec 8, 8:08 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
60. 1.58km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, Dec 10, 7:45 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353934. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.