Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Jan 22, 1981, 3:20 PM PST (23:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-22 23:20:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.395° N, 115.224° 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, 38.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 95.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316162. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.