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M2.5 earthquake 19km W of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 19km W of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, May 15, 1984, 2:35 PM PDT (21:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 67km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-05-15 21:35:12 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.354° N, 115.397° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 34.1 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.512km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.011km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.913km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.014km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.27km W of Holtville, CA · 15482 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.715km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.714km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.718km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.022km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.913km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.311km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.336km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.111km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15481 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.012km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15481 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.243km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15481 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.710km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15481 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.69km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15479 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.98km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15479 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.37km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15479 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 15479 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15478 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.630km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15478 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.431km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15478 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.343km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15478 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.353km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15476 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.910km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15476 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15476 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.154km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15475 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.556km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15475 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.532km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15474 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.430km SE of Campo, CA · 15474 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.336km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15474 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.71km S of Heber, CA · 15473 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.424km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 15472 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.446km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.349km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.648km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.149km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.346km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.458km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.250km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 15469 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.737km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15469 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.36km NE of Imperial, CA · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.248km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.213km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15468 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.814km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15468 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 3.248km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15467 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.358km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15467 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15467 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.97km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.011km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.010km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.013km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.614km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.912km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.111km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.812km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.98km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.516km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.415km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.734km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.543km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.814km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.97km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15483 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.613km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15484 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.146km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15484 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.535km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15484 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.238km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15485 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.520km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15485 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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