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

Magnitude

2.0 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, May 12, 1987, 3:24 PM PDT

UTC

1987-05-12 22:24:43 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.427° N, 115.067° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

218°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, MexicoPopulation 17,119. Forecast16 kmNNE
• San Luis Río Colorado, MexicoPopulation 176,685. Forecast28 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast43 kmESE

After

1. 1.62km W of Brawley, CAWed, May 13, 2:40 PM PDT · 14385 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, May 13, 6:39 PM PDT · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
3. 3.421km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, May 14, 10:08 PM PDT · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
4. 3.274km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, May 15, 1:35 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.969km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 15, 3:12 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.763km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, May 15, 4:23 PM PDT · 14383 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.611km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, May 16, 3:25 AM PDT · 14383 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
8. 3.467km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 16, 4:42 AM PDT · 14383 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.965km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 16, 1:06 PM PDT · 14383 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.820km SW of Westmorland, CASat, May 16, 6:39 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.519km SE of Ocotillo, CASat, May 16, 6:45 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.420km SE of Ocotillo, CASat, May 16, 6:45 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.465km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 17, 10:46 AM PDT · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
14. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 19, 12:22 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.36km NE of Imperial, CATue, May 19, 12:36 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
16. 2.219km SE of Ocotillo, CATue, May 19, 3:05 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.220km SE of Ocotillo, CATue, May 19, 12:27 PM PDT · 14380 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.07km SSW of Calipatria, CATue, May 19, 9:57 PM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.90km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, May 20, 5:18 PM PDT · 14378 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CAThu, May 21, 10:51 PM PDT · 14377 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, May 21, 10:55 PM PDT · 14377 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.113km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, May 21, 11:24 PM PDT · 14377 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.320km NNE of Ocotillo, CAFri, May 22, 2:10 PM PDT · 14376 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
24. 1.99km WSW of Niland, CASun, May 24, 7:31 PM PDT · 14374 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
25. 2.116km W of Westmorland, CATue, May 26, 2:28 AM PDT · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.96km NW of Calipatria, CAThu, May 28, 5:14 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.06km NW of Calipatria, CAThu, May 28, 5:14 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.86km NW of Calipatria, CAThu, May 28, 5:15 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.16km NW of Calipatria, CAThu, May 28, 6:00 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.96km NW of Calipatria, CAThu, May 28, 6:02 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.36km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, May 29, 12:59 AM PDT · 14370 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
32. 3.056km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 29, 8:50 PM PDT · 14369 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
33. 2.012km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 30, 7:39 AM PDT · 14369 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
34. 2.08km W of Holtville, CASun, May 31, 10:52 PM PDT · 14367 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
35. 2.04km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXMon, Jun 1, 5:29 AM PDT · 14367 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
36. 2.960km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jun 1, 4:20 PM PDT · 14366 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.312km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jun 4, 8:14 AM PDT · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
38. 2.611km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jun 4, 5:46 PM PDT · 14363 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
39. 2.416km SE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jun 6, 11:27 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
40. 3.413km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jun 7, 2:15 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
41. 2.314km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jun 7, 2:41 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
42. 3.138km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jun 8, 3:53 PM PDT · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
43. 2.510km W of Calipatria, CATue, Jun 9, 10:23 PM PDT · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
44. 3.014km W of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Jun 10, 5:19 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
45. 2.815km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Jun 10, 5:19 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
46. 2.616km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Jun 10, 5:27 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
47. 2.916km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Jun 10, 5:28 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
48. 2.514km S of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jun 10, 5:29 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
49. 2.116km S of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jun 10, 5:32 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
50. 2.916km S of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jun 10, 5:41 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
51. 2.218km W of Westmorland, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:57 AM PDT · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
52. 1.812km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Jun 11, 2:52 PM PDT · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
53. 1.95km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, Jun 11, 8:31 PM PDT · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
54. 3.264km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jun 13, 12:12 PM PDT · 14355 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
55. 1.718km ESE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jun 15, 9:56 PM PDT · 14352 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
56. 2.212km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jun 17, 12:42 PM PDT · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
57. 2.320km ESE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jun 19, 7:19 AM PDT · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
58. 2.520km ESE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jun 19, 11:28 AM PDT · 14349 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
59. 2.221km ESE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jun 19, 2:15 PM PDT · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
60. 3.820km ESE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jun 21, 1:56 AM PDT · 14347 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

1. 2.546km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 12, 8:46 AM PDT · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.211km SSE of Holtville, CATue, May 12, 2:01 AM PDT · 14387 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.970km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 11, 4:13 PM PDT · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.05km NE of Imperial, CASun, May 10, 2:16 PM PDT · 14388 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.415km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 10, 1:29 AM PDT · 14389 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.71km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXFri, May 8, 10:16 AM PDT · 14391 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
7. 1.89km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, May 7, 10:59 AM PDT · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
8. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CAThu, May 7, 7:49 AM PDT · 14392 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.75km NE of Imperial, CAThu, May 7, 7:49 AM PDT · 14392 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
10. 3.070km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 6, 8:42 PM PDT · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
11. 3.170km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 6, 8:38 PM PDT · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.317km SW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 6, 8:12 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.420km WNW of Imperial, CAWed, May 6, 8:11 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.022km WNW of Imperial, CAWed, May 6, 8:05 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.320km SW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 6, 7:27 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
16. 3.273km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 5, 11:39 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.85km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, May 5, 11:29 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.231km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 5, 12:17 PM PDT · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.310km ENE of Imperial, CATue, May 5, 9:25 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
20. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 5, 6:06 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci722034. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.