Mexico earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11km NE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11km NE of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Sep 14, 1986, 1:07 AM PDT (08:07 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
2.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-09-14 08:07:43 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.418° N, 115.101° 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
224°, 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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.612km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 14630 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.512km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.016km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.612km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.712km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.612km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.08km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.312km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.813km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.012km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.510km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.612km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.613km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.712km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.412km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.810km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.914km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.612km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.710km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.826km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.114km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.869km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.313km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.813km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.09km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14623 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.010km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14623 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.38km ENE of Heber, CA · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.86km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.711km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.93km SSE of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.815km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.815km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.914km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.49km ENE of Heber, CA · 14618 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.113km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14617 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.15km SSW of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.29km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.711km SW of Niland, CA · 14615 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.219km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14615 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.39km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.313km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.312km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14611 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.27km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.610km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14608 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.72km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.811km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 3.716km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.716km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.015km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.913km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.913km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.012km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.014km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.73km W of Brawley, CA · 14630 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.63km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.610km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.813km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.43km W of Brawley, CA · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.611km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.83km SW of Imperial, CA · 14631 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.512km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.013km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.03km E of Westmorland, CA · 14632 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.131km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14633 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.16km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14633 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.914km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14633 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.58km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14633 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci709271. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.