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M2.1 earthquake 2km N of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2km N of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 22, 1983, 9:54 AM PST (17:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-01-22 17:54:03 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.375° N, 115.189° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
215°, 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: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15957 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.326km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15957 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.928km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15957 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.327km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15957 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.028km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15957 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.028km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15957 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15957 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15957 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.528km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15957 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.516km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15957 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.618km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15955 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15955 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15955 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.063km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.47km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15954 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.223km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15953 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.777km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.37km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.55km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15951 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.920km E of Brawley, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.820km E of Brawley, CA · 15950 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.621km E of Brawley, CA · 15950 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.921km ENE of Brawley, CA · 15950 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.621km ENE of Brawley, CA · 15950 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.721km E of Brawley, CA · 15950 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.820km E of Brawley, CA · 15950 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.920km E of Brawley, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.120km E of Brawley, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.820km ENE of Brawley, CA · 15948 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.119km E of Brawley, CA · 15947 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15945 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.99km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15940 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.284km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.456km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.322km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.79km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.515km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15933 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.916km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15933 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.720km ENE of Brawley, CA · 15932 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.320km W of Westmorland, CA · 15932 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.819km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15932 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 3.312km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15931 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.918km N of Ocotillo, CA · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.519km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15931 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.613km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15928 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.310km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.413km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 3.18km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.911km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.97km S of Brawley, CA · 15925 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.97km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15924 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.07km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15924 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.77km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15924 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.029km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15922 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.55km S of Brawley, CA · 15922 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.613km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15921 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.94km NE of Westmorland, CA · 15919 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.59km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15916 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.614km W of Imperial, CA · 15916 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.923km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.921km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15962 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.861km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.585km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15965 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.472km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.538km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.866km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.055km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15971 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.54km W of Brawley, CA · 15971 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.616km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15972 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.062 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15973 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.15km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15976 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 15977 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.53km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15978 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.571km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.19km SW of Holtville, CA · 15979 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.310km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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