Mexico earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12km W of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12km W of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Feb 7, 1987, 2:23 AM PST (10:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 14km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Mc), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-07 10:23:14 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.351° N, 115.318° 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
196°, 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: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.214km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.114km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.28km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.114km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.617km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.415km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.414km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.410km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.712km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.115km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.612km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.314km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.311km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.49km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.414km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.713km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 3.114km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.77km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.211km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.410km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.88km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 3.48km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.58km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.111km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.313km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.210km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.28km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.411km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.513km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.510km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.016km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.915km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.712km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.69km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 3.144km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.514km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.910km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.015km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.615km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.914km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.015km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.94km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.76km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.013km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 3.512km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.013km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.713km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.011km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.811km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.110km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.417km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.15km SE of Westmorland, CA · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.213km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.215km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.610km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.315km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.910km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.814km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.112km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.714km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.313km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.111km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.113km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.713km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.312km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.611km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.610km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.110km NNE of Holtville, CA · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716795. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.