Mexico earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 12km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Fri, Feb 6, 1987, 3:58 AM PST (11:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Mc), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-06 11:58:04 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.400° N, 115.304° 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
170°
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: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.212km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14482 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 5.411km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.111km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.12km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.110km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.011km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.112km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.912km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.512km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.312km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.38km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.610km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.213km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.810km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.211km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.110km NNE of Holtville, CA · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.610km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.611km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.312km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.713km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.113km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.111km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.313km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.714km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.112km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.814km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.910km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.315km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.610km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.215km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 4.213km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.15km SE of Westmorland, CA · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 3.417km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 3.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 4.214km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.114km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.28km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.114km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.617km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.415km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.414km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.410km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.712km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 3.115km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.612km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.314km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 3.311km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.49km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 3.414km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 3.713km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 3.114km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.83km E of Heber, CA · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.01km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.51km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14485 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.272km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.42km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.273km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.02km SW of Brawley, CA · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.316km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.38km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.215km WSW of Niland, CA · 14492 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.032km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 14493 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.510km N of Westmorland, CA · 14493 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.210km N of Westmorland, CA · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.040km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.58km S of Brawley, CA · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.23km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716722. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.