Mexico earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km NE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km NE of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Sep 6, 1986, 11:48 PM PDT (06:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16km S of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-09-07 06:48:29 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.448° N, 115.105° 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
258°, 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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.58km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.213km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.515km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.914km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.314km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.914km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.912km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.911km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.111km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.68km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.911km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.28km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.614km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.113km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.670km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.110km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.88km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.06km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.514km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.79km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.08km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.214km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.68km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.912km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.113km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.912km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.61km SW of Brawley, CA · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.23km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.912km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.612km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.111km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.75km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.613km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.614km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.014km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.512km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.19km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.111km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.350km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.114km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.910km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.17km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.411km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.29km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.69km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.212km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.89km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.57km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.612km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 3.110km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 3.010km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 3.613km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.815km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.312km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.513km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.911km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.67km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.46km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.015km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.24km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.114km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.19km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.79km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.513km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.74km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.314km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.612km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.315km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci708781. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.