Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Feb 6, 1986, 7:46 AM PST (15:46 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
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-02-06 15:46:23 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.378° N, 115.276° 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
223°, 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: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.471km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.067km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.271km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.772km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.668km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.768km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.88km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.71km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.625km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.76km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14845 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14844 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.910km WSW of Niland, CA · 14842 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.131km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.122km W of Westmorland, CA · 14840 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.52km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.84km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.63km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 3.42km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.93km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.54km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.73km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.74km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.63km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.73km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.32km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.02km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.03km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.12km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.93km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.54km SW of Brawley, CA · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.66km NNE of Imperial, CA · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.53km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 3.110km SE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.220km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 3.12km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 3.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.12km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.73km SW of Brawley, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.114km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14835 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.510km WSW of Niland, CA · 14849 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.952km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.760km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14850 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14850 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.873km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14851 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 14851 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14851 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.071km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.111km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.03km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14852 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.118km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14854 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 14854 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14854 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.113km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14855 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.414km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14855 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.53km W of Brawley, CA · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 14858 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci115289. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.