Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Jun 21, 1980, 12:31 PM PDT (19:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 51km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-06-21 19:31:14 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.344° N, 115.130° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.94km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.76km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16903 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.51km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.15km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.26km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.624km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16903 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.912km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16902 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.35km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16902 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.04km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16901 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.57km S of Brawley, CA · 16901 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.66km S of Brawley, CA · 16900 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.86km S of Brawley, CA · 16900 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.89km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.98km ENE of El Centro, CA · 16900 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.64km SW of Holtville, CA · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.18km N of Imperial, CA · 16899 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.99km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16899 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.111km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16899 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.03km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.15km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.47km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16897 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.34km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16897 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.56km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16897 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.06km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 16896 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 3.05km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.74km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16896 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 3.05km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16895 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.32km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16894 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.54km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16894 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.56km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16893 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.06km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16893 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.13km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16893 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.99km NE of Calexico, CA · 16893 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.14km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16893 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.33km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16892 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.52km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 16892 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.18km ENE of Heber, CA · 16892 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.26km SW of Holtville, CA · 16892 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.17km SW of Holtville, CA · 16892 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.211km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.66km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16891 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.74km ENE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.212km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16888 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.85km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.18km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.03km SSW of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16887 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.85km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16887 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.056km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16886 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.17km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16885 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.54km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16885 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.74km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16885 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.74km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 16885 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.84km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16885 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.94km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16885 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16885 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.04km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16885 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.92km SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16885 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.025km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 16883 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.05km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.25km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.54km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.26km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.05km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16905 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.91km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16906 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.711km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16906 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.47km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16906 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.44km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16906 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.44km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16906 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.51km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.92km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.39km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16907 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.511km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16907 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.612km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16907 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.012km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16907 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16907 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.411km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16908 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.913km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16908 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.76km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16908 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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