Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 6:20 AM PST (14:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 49km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-16 14:20:31 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.428° N, 115.240° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
214°, 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: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.06km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.86km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.95km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15659 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.16km W of Brawley, CA · 15659 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 15658 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 15658 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.86km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15658 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.76km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15658 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.67km S of Brawley, CA · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15654 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.750km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15654 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.822km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15654 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.853km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15654 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.26km ESE of Imperial, CA · 15654 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.976km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15653 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.73km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15652 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.38km W of Heber, CA · 15652 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.28km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15651 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15651 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15651 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 15651 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15651 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.96km E of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.315km W of Imperial, CA · 15648 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15648 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.610km S of Holtville, CA · 15645 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.413km W of Imperial, CA · 15644 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.39km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.010km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.76km E of Westmorland, CA · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 3.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.56km N of Brawley, CA · 15639 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.04km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15639 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.54km N of Brawley, CA · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.222km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15639 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.07km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.57km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.053km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.750km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.950km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.510km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.258km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.048km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.511km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.59km N of Westmorland, CA · 15628 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15627 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15627 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.756km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.94km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 15622 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.65km E of Westmorland, CA · 15659 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15659 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15659 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CA · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15660 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.55km E of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.96km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15660 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.16km E of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.56km E of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.15km E of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.96km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15660 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.94km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.35km E of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.15km E of Westmorland, CA · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci22582. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.