Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Feb 7, 1987, 3:17 AM PST (11:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-07 11:17:06 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.408° N, 115.361° 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
200°, 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: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.414km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.410km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.712km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.115km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.612km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.314km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.311km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.49km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.414km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.713km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.114km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.77km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.211km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.410km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.88km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.48km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.58km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.111km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.313km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.210km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.28km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.411km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.513km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.510km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.016km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.915km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.712km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.69km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.144km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.514km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.910km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.015km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.615km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.914km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.015km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.94km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.76km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.013km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 3.512km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.013km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.713km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.011km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.811km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.110km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 3.112km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.212km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.516km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.910km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.314km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.611km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.98km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 2.114km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.28km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.114km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.214km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.417km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.15km SE of Westmorland, CA · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.213km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.215km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.610km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.315km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.910km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.814km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.112km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.714km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716801. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.