Mexico earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX on Mon, Nov 9, 1987, 6:52 AM PST (14:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake. 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
1987-11-09 14:52:59 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.376° N, 115.183° 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
254°, 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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08km SW of Niland, CA · 14207 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.28km SW of Niland, CA · 14207 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.55km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14207 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.79km ESE of Holtville, CA · 14206 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.63km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14206 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.78km WSW of Heber, CA · 14205 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.310km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14204 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.96km W of Holtville, CA · 14203 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.67km W of Holtville, CA · 14203 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.066km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14201 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14200 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.82km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.52km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.33km W of Brawley, CA · 14195 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.24km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.215km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.215km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.215km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.016km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 6.2The 1987 Elmore Ranch, California Earthquake · 14193 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.317km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 3.917km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.018km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.116km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.719km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.317km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 3.017km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 4.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 4.816km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 4.117km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.918km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.015km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14193 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 3.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.918km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 3.116km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.715km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 3.115km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.914km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.623km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 4.718km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.416km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.314km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.418km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.318km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 3.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 3.318km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 3.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 3.114km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 3.215km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 3.314km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14193 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 3.314km WSW of Niland, CA · 14193 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.416km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 3.317km W of Westmorland, CA · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CA · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14210 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.071km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14216 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.428km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14220 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.162km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.965km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14221 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.98km S of Brawley, CA · 14223 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.069km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.47km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.869km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.971km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.865km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.067km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14230 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.970km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14230 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.315km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 14233 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.016km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.213km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.28km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14236 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.912km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci134787. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.