Mexico earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Aug 31, 1986, 5:28 AM PDT (12:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5km NE of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-08-31 12:28:54 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.400° N, 115.342° 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
207°, 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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14641 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.69km NW of Imperial, CA · 14640 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.311km NW of Imperial, CA · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.126km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.425km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.725km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.725km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.19km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14639 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.515km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.110km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.810km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.43km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.316km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.18km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.511km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.312km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 3.85km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.512km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 3.810km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.814km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.513km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.49km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.87km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.315km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.511km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.615km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 3.411km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.413km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.113km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.414km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.913km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.514km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.514km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.714km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.94km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.99km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.36km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.414km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.32km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.48km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.714km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.711km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.410km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.011km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.89km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 3.411km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.515km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.315km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 3.612km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.314km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.74km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.513km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 2.622km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.222km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14647 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14648 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.321km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14648 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.61km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 14649 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.823km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14650 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.624km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14650 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14651 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.624km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14651 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.325km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14651 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.524km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14651 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.952km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14651 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.821km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.021km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.753km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.815km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.83km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14656 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci708308. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.