M2.0 earthquake 9km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 21, 1982, 7:30 PM PDT

UTC

1982-10-22 02:30:09 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.430° N, 115.164° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

235°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast17 kmNNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast35 kmSE

After

1. 1.74km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Oct 21, 7:32 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.83km WSW of Brawley, CASat, Oct 23, 4:31 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.320km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 25, 10:45 AM PDT · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
4. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Nov 3, 5:58 PM PST · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.870km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Nov 6, 7:45 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.219km WNW of Imperial, CAThu, Nov 11, 5:45 AM PST · 16027 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.48km SSE of Brawley, CAThu, Nov 11, 3:59 PM PST · 16026 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.93km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Nov 12, 1:33 AM PST · 16026 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
9. 3.08km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Nov 13, 7:26 PM PST · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.422km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Nov 15, 12:35 PM PST · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.91km NE of Westmorland, CASat, Nov 20, 2:36 PM PST · 16017 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
12. 3.118km NNE of Ocotillo, CASun, Nov 21, 9:22 AM PST · 16017 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.617km NNE of Ocotillo, CASun, Nov 21, 9:28 AM PST · 16017 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.117km N of Ocotillo, CASun, Nov 21, 10:46 AM PST · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.87km NNE of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 24, 4:05 AM PST · 16014 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.111km N of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Nov 26, 12:24 AM PST · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.76km SSE of Brawley, CATue, Nov 30, 3:33 PM PST · 16007 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CASat, Dec 4, 6:16 AM PST · 16004 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.75km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Dec 7, 2:29 PM PST · 16000 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.55km SSW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 9, 2:54 PM PST · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
21. 2.64km SSW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 9, 4:15 PM PST · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
22. 2.38km SSW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 9, 5:13 PM PST · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
23. 2.44km S of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 9, 6:36 PM PST · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.814km NW of Imperial, CAFri, Dec 10, 7:27 PM PST · 15997 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
25. 1.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Dec 11, 12:49 AM PST · 15997 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
26. 1.819km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 15, 1:49 AM PST · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
27. 2.18km WSW of Calipatria, CAFri, Dec 17, 6:27 PM PST · 15990 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
28. 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Dec 19, 12:05 AM PST · 15989 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
29. 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Dec 20, 3:09 PM PST · 15987 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

Before

1. 2.775km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 18, 8:35 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.910km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Oct 18, 7:39 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.88km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Oct 18, 6:33 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.96km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Oct 18, 6:32 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.975km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Oct 13, 8:45 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.09km NNE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Oct 13, 3:39 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.874km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 10, 11:40 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.668km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 10, 8:22 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.224km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Oct 9, 3:44 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CAFri, Oct 8, 12:43 AM PDT · 16061 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.919km W of Westmorland, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:11 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.024km SW of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 5:58 PM PDT · 16063 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.88km W of Imperial, CATue, Oct 5, 1:20 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.921km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Oct 2, 6:32 AM PDT · 16067 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
15. 3.24km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXWed, Sep 29, 8:15 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
16. 2.816km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXWed, Sep 29, 6:45 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
17. 2.413km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXWed, Sep 29, 11:38 AM PDT · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
18. 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 28, 5:14 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.44km SW of Mexicali, B.C., MXTue, Sep 28, 11:01 AM PDT · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
20. 2.223km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Sep 22, 6:00 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci509340. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC.