Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4km NW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4km NW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 8, 1987, 2:09 PM PST (22:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 13km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-08 22:09:10 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.380° N, 115.221° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
306°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 124.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci614153. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.