M1.6 earthquake 15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Oct 2, 1985, 4:42 PM PDT

UTC

1985-10-02 23:42:06 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.399° N, 115.348° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

263°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Puebla, MexicoPopulation 15,168. Forecast19 kmS
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast27 kmSSE

After

1. 1.916km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 3, 4:06 PM PDT · 14970 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 3, 4:47 PM PDT · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.810km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 3, 5:08 PM PDT · 14970 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.64km NNW of Ocotillo, CASat, Oct 5, 4:02 PM PDT · 14968 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.115km W of Imperial, CASat, Oct 5, 8:36 PM PDT · 14968 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
6. 2.219km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 5, 9:50 PM PDT · 14968 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.68km NE of Imperial, CASun, Oct 6, 11:47 AM PDT · 14967 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.67km NNE of Imperial, CASun, Oct 6, 4:37 PM PDT · 14967 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.615km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 12, 11:01 AM PDT · 14961 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 14, 8:04 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
11. 2.09km ENE of Heber, CAMon, Oct 14, 9:49 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
12. 1.52km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:03 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.32km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:03 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.13km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:04 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.12km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:04 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
16. 3.17km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 8:16 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.97km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 10:15 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.57km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 10:26 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
19. 2.113km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 3:44 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.912km NW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 5:02 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
21. 2.210km E of Mexicali, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 5:50 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
22. 2.127km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 15, 8:54 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
23. 1.914km NW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 10:24 PM PDT · 14958 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
24. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Oct 15, 11:15 PM PDT · 14958 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
25. 2.88km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:05 PM PDT · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
26. 1.88km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:29 PM PDT · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
27. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 16, 8:37 PM PDT · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
28. 1.87km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 9:23 PM PDT · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
29. 1.614km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 17, 12:42 AM PDT · 14957 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.67km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 1:52 AM PDT · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
31. 3.27km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 2:49 AM PDT · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
32. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 3:07 AM PDT · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
33. 2.47km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 5:18 AM PDT · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.07km N of Imperial, CAThu, Oct 17, 8:11 AM PDT · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
35. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 6:36 PM PDT · 14956 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
36. 2.687km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 17, 8:15 PM PDT · 14956 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
37. 2.886km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Oct 17, 9:11 PM PDT · 14956 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
38. 2.272km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Oct 18, 4:43 AM PDT · 14956 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
39. 2.66km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Oct 18, 3:37 PM PDT · 14955 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
40. 2.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Oct 22, 8:27 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
41. 1.68km W of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
42. 1.612km W of Niland, CAThu, Oct 24, 2:43 AM PDT · 14950 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
43. 1.914km NW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Oct 25, 2:40 PM PDT · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 25, 7:06 PM PDT · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
45. 1.811km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 26, 8:27 AM PDT · 14947 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
46. 3.010km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, Oct 27, 8:45 PM PST · 14946 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
47. 2.340km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 29, 1:05 PM PST · 14944 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
48. 3.13km W of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 30, 12:39 PM PST · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
49. 1.75km WSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 31, 1:19 PM PST · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
50. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Oct 31, 4:54 PM PST · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
51. 1.614km N of Ocotillo, CAFri, Nov 1, 12:18 PM PST · 14941 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
52. 1.712km WSW of Imperial, CASat, Nov 2, 10:13 AM PST · 14940 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
53. 1.99km SSW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 3, 5:15 AM PST · 14940 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
54. 2.559km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 3, 9:26 AM PST · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
55. 2.73km W of Brawley, CASun, Nov 3, 3:33 PM PST · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
56. 1.83km SW of Imperial, CAMon, Nov 4, 12:10 AM PST · 14939 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
57. 1.83km WSW of Imperial, CAMon, Nov 4, 2:21 AM PST · 14939 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
58. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Nov 4, 3:32 PM PST · 14938 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
59. 2.01km SSE of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 6, 10:04 PM PST · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
60. 1.616km SSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Nov 7, 10:21 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

1. 2.444km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Oct 1, 6:34 AM PDT · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.055km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Sep 29, 7:38 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Sep 28, 11:59 PM PDT · 14975 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CASat, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 14975 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.118km N of Ocotillo, CAFri, Sep 27, 9:07 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
6. 3.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Sep 25, 7:53 PM PDT · 14978 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.885km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 25, 6:16 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.642km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 25, 5:54 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.658km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 25, 2:26 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.717km ESE of Ocotillo, CATue, Sep 24, 4:16 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 24, 1:20 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.117km ESE of Ocotillo, CATue, Sep 24, 4:08 AM PDT · 14980 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.016km ESE of Ocotillo, CATue, Sep 24, 4:02 AM PDT · 14980 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
14. 2.013km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Sep 21, 11:14 PM PDT · 14982 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.511km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Sep 21, 10:54 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.26km S of Brawley, CAFri, Sep 20, 2:37 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
17. 1.56km S of Brawley, CAFri, Sep 20, 2:14 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.352km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 19, 6:25 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.86km S of Brawley, CAThu, Sep 19, 7:04 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.513km WSW of Niland, CAThu, Sep 19, 2:07 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci107944. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.