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M2.0 earthquake 14km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 15, 1987, 2:33 AM PST (10:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 56km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-15 10:33:47 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.399° N, 115.339° 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
201°, 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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.115km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.214km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14471 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.74km ESE of Brawley, CA · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.734km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14466 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.016km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.513km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14464 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14464 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.916km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14464 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.96km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 14463 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.19km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.622km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.09km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.59km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.121km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.523km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14460 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.35km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.13km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.210km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.89km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14455 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.914km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.915km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.424km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.617km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.814km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.910km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14453 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.514km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14452 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.211km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.94km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.710km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.514km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.68km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14451 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.944km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.537km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14449 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.912km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.213km WSW of Niland, CA · 14447 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.72km W of Brawley, CA · 14446 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 3.12km S of Brawley, CA · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.33km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14446 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.71km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14446 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.41km S of Brawley, CA · 14446 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.215km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14445 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.314km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.611km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.950km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 3.262km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.525km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.811km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.715km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 14440 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.27km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14439 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.413km W of Niland, CA · 14474 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.113km W of Niland, CA · 14474 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.813km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.213km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.213km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.68km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.011km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.84km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.917km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.411km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.511km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.626km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.815km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.015km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.98km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.211km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.79km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.512km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci717299. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.