M1.5 earthquake 13km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, Nov 4, 1986, 6:53 PM PST (02:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 14km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-05 02:53:55 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.469° N, 115.161° 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
- 269°, 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: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.517km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14578 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.911km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14577 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.812km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14575 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.212km W of Heber, CA · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.712km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14575 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.614km WSW of Heber, CA · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.17km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.88km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14574 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.013km WSW of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.711km SW of El Centro, CA · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.813km WSW of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.514km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14574 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.613km WSW of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.412km WSW of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.117km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.410km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14573 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.817km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14572 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14571 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.917km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.88km N of Imperial, CA · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.815km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.94km W of Brawley, CA · 14564 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.86km SSE of Niland, CA · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.05km SSE of Niland, CA · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.07km N of Imperial, CA · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.524km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14560 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.49km NE of Calexico, CA · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.513km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14558 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.75km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.63km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14554 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.811km W of Niland, CA · 14553 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.25km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.76km SW of Holtville, CA · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.712km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14548 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.712km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.72km E of Brawley, CA · 14546 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.624km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.54km S of Brawley, CA · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14543 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.02km W of Brawley, CA · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.118km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.46km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.84km W of Brawley, CA · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.56km W of Brawley, CA · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 14536 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.13km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14535 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.119km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.62km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.914km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.014km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.410km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.714km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.611km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
The first 60 of 67.
Before
- 1.59km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14581 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.54km E of Westmorland, CA · 14586 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.58km NNE of Imperial, CA · 14586 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.012km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14588 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.722km W of Westmorland, CA · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.79km W of Ocotillo, CA · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.88km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14593 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14594 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.315km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14597 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.923km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14598 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.015km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14598 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.724km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.98km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14600 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.616km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14600 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.62km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.821km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.721km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.217km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.411km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci712359. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.