Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, Jan 27, 1981, 11:31 PM PST (07:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-28 07:31:54 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.418° N, 115.228° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75km SW of Holtville, CA · 16673 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.64km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.221km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16671 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.178km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.314km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16667 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.18km N of Westmorland, CA · 16667 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.127km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.68km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16650 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.55km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.85km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16648 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.95km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16648 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.42km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.74km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.29km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.210km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.322km W of Westmorland, CA · 16644 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.68km N of Westmorland, CA · 16643 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.64km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.95km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.65km E of Heber, CA · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.35km S of Brawley, CA · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16638 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.65km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.84km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.25km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 3.05km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.54km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 3.55km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.15km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.78km N of Westmorland, CA · 16633 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 16632 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.44km SSW of Niland, CA · 16631 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.33km SSW of Niland, CA · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.88km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16676 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CA · 16677 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.87km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16678 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.98km W of Calipatria, CA · 16678 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.35km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.85km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.210km W of Niland, CA · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.811km W of Imperial, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.728km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.714km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.76km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16683 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16683 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.813km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16684 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.67km W of Calipatria, CA · 16686 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.560km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16687 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12253679. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.