Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Jan 17, 1980, 2:49 AM PST (10:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 6km NE of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-17 10:49:13 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.458° N, 115.232° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17050 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.37km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17049 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.63km SE of Brawley, CA · 17049 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.07km W of Brawley, CA · 17049 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.113km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 17048 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.37km SE of Niland, CA · 17047 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.17km SE of Niland, CA · 17047 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.77km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.77km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.98km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.86km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.68km SE of Niland, CA · 17047 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.58km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.58km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.85km S of Brawley, CA · 17046 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.58km SE of Niland, CA · 17046 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.98km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17045 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.57km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17045 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.12km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17045 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.14km W of Brawley, CA · 17045 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.18km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17044 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.412km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.313km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.07km NE of Heber, CA · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.29km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.78km E of El Centro, CA · 17042 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.67km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17041 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.272km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.456km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17040 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.16km NNW of Imperial, CA · 17040 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.34km W of Brawley, CA · 17038 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.94km W of Brawley, CA · 17038 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17037 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.23km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17035 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.75km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17034 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17034 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.08km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 3.837km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17031 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.037km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17031 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.111km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17031 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.354km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17031 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.813km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17030 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.213km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.74km W of Brawley, CA · 17026 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.47km SSE of Niland, CA · 17025 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.35km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17025 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.35km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17024 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.84km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.84km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17023 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.78km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.812km W of Niland, CA · 17022 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.79km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17020 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.75km SE of Westmorland, CA · 17020 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.451km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.97km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17017 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.010km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17050 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.327km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17051 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.88km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17051 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.03km W of Brawley, CA · 17052 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.13km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17052 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17052 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.97km N of Brawley, CA · 17052 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17052 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CA · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.07km E of Westmorland, CA · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.56km N of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.07km S of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.75km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CA · 17054 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.47km N of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.58km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.55km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17054 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.88km N of Brawley, CA · 17054 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.614km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17054 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away

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