M3.0 earthquake 8km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8km NW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Nov 13, 1982, 7:26 PM PST (03:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 72km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-14 03:26:25 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.411° N, 115.250° 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.
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 235°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.422km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.385km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.119km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.91km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16017 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.118km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16017 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.617km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16017 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.117km N of Ocotillo, CA · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.87km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16014 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.111km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.76km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16007 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 16004 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.75km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16000 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.55km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.64km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.38km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.44km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.814km NW of Imperial, CA · 15997 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15997 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.068 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.819km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.569 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.18km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 15990 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15989 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15987 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.867 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.25km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15984 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.780km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.911km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.09km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15978 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.310km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15977 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.19km SW of Holtville, CA · 15976 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.571km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.53km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 15973 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.15km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15972 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.616km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.54km W of Brawley, CA · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.055km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.866km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.538km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.472km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15965 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 2.93km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16026 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.48km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16026 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.219km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16027 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.870km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.320km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.83km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16046 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.74km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.09km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.775km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.910km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.88km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
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