Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 8, 1987, 1:36 AM PST (09:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-08 09:36:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.417° N, 115.345° 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
187°, 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: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.915km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.712km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.69km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.514km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.910km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.015km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.615km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.914km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.015km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.94km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.76km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.013km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.512km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.013km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.713km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.011km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.811km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.110km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.112km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.212km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.516km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.910km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.314km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.611km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.98km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 3.08km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.410km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.212km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.010km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.512km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.79km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.211km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.98km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.015km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.815km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.626km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.511km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.411km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.917km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.84km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 3.011km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.68km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.213km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.213km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 3.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.813km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.113km W of Niland, CA · 14465 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.413km W of Niland, CA · 14465 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14464 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.210km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14464 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14464 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.412km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 3.115km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.214km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.74km ESE of Brawley, CA · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.510km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.513km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.411km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.28km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.210km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.313km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.111km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716886. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.