Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Mon, Oct 6, 1980, 2:22 AM PDT (09:22 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 68km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-10-06 09:22:29 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.309° N, 115.292° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16786 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16785 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.15km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16782 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.68km N of Westmorland, CA · 16782 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.16km N of Imperial, CA · 16780 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.165km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16780 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.37km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16778 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.18km S of Brawley, CA · 16778 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.464km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.070km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.441km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16776 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.663km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16775 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.56km N of Westmorland, CA · 16774 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16774 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.989km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16774 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.414km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16773 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.265km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.439km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.738km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.13km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16768 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 3.16km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 3.74km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.24km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.64km S of Brawley, CA · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.26km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.76km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16765 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.214km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.413km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.112km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 4.58km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.64km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.23km WSW of El Centro, CA · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.27km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.03km S of Calexico, CA · 16762 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.94km SW of Calexico, CA · 16762 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.46km SW of Heber, CA · 16762 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.29km SW of Heber, CA · 16762 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.26km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.16km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16761 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.16km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16761 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.013km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16761 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.27km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16761 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.65km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16760 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.93km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16760 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.576km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16760 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.963km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16759 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.98km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16759 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.00km ENE of Brawley, CA · 16758 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.816km W of Westmorland, CA · 16757 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.480km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16755 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.97km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16754 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.414km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16754 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.78km NE of Imperial, CA · 16754 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.36km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16788 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16789 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.062km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.46km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16790 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.310km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16791 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.93km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16791 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.719km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16792 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.26km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16794 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.473km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16795 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.68km NE of Imperial, CA · 16796 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.19km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16797 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.913km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16797 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16797 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.210km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16798 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.12km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16798 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16799 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16799 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.47km S of Brawley, CA · 16801 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16801 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9737266. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.