Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Apr 14, 1983, 11:30 PM PST (07:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km NE of Nuevo Michoacán (Estación Riíto), Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-15 07:30:17 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.453° N, 115.245° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 22.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15875 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.911km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15875 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.27km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15874 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.810km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15874 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.510km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15874 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.310km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15874 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.910km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15874 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.625km W of Westmorland, CA · 15874 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.73km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 15873 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.94km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15871 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.310km W of Niland, CA · 15870 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.09km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15868 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.54km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15868 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.74km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15868 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.98km SSE of Brawley, CA · 15866 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.336km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15862 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.915km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.06km S of Brawley, CA · 15857 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.111km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.99km SSE of Brawley, CA · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.87km NE of Imperial, CA · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.51km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.17km NE of Imperial, CA · 15855 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.03km S of Brawley, CA · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.54km S of Brawley, CA · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.67km NE of Imperial, CA · 15855 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.68km NE of Imperial, CA · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.83km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 3.09km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15852 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.68km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15852 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.411km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 3.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.310km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.99km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 3.011km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 2.17km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15877 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.424km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15879 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.357km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15880 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.518km W of Imperial, CA · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.172km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15881 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.55km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15884 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.50km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15886 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.058km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15886 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.510km WNW of Niland, CA · 15887 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.77km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15889 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15889 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.34km E of Westmorland, CA · 15893 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.30km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15894 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.519km W of Westmorland, CA · 15895 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15895 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.873km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15896 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15896 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.68km ENE of Heber, CA · 15897 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.38km W of Holtville, CA · 15897 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.112km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15898 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1105017. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC.