Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11km NW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11km NW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Feb 1, 1986, 3:36 PM PST (23:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 71km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. 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
1986-02-01 23:36:12 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.435° N, 115.263° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.071km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 14851 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.873km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14850 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14850 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.952km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.510km WSW of Niland, CA · 14848 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.38km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.471km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.067km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.271km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.772km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.668km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.768km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.88km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.71km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.625km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.76km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14844 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14844 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.910km WSW of Niland, CA · 14841 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.131km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.122km W of Westmorland, CA · 14839 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.52km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.84km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.63km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 3.42km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.93km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.54km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.73km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.74km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.63km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.73km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.32km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.02km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.03km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.12km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.93km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.03km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14852 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.118km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14853 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14854 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.113km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14854 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.414km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14855 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.53km W of Brawley, CA · 14856 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 14857 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.170km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.16km SW of Holtville, CA · 14860 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.87km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14860 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.59km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14860 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.410km WSW of Niland, CA · 14861 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.010km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14861 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.94km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14861 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.89km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14861 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.48km SW of Holtville, CA · 14863 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.69km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.665km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci115002. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.