Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, Jan 1, 1980, 8:33 PM PST (04:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7km NNE of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-02 04:33:42 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.445° N, 115.162° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17066 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.87km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17065 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.88km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17065 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.52km SW of Brawley, CA · 17065 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.35km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17065 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.52km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17065 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.910km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 17064 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.29km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17064 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.68km S of Holtville, CA · 17063 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17063 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.65km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17063 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 17062 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.611km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 17062 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17061 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.18km NE of Imperial, CA · 17061 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.431km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.540km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.628km E of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.813km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17060 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.144km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17059 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.611km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 17059 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.014km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17059 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.510km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17058 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.745km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 17058 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.15km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17057 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.711km E of Calipatria, CA · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.15km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17057 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17056 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.37km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17056 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.78km NE of Imperial, CA · 17055 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.09km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17055 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 4.07km NE of Imperial, CA · 17055 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.28km NE of Imperial, CA · 17055 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 3.07km NE of Imperial, CA · 17055 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.17km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17055 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.07km NE of Imperial, CA · 17055 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.614km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17055 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.88km N of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 3.55km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17054 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.58km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.47km N of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CA · 17054 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.75km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.07km S of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.56km N of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.07km E of Westmorland, CA · 17053 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CA · 17053 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17053 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.97km N of Brawley, CA · 17053 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17052 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.13km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17052 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.03km W of Brawley, CA · 17052 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.88km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17051 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.327km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17051 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.010km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17051 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.112km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17051 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.36km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17050 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.514km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.07km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.17km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17067 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.37km NE of Imperial, CA · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17068 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.930km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.96km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17070 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.96km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17070 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.63km N of Imperial, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.66km NE of Imperial, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.55km NE of Imperial, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17070 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17072 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17073 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17074 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.35km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.76km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

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