M1.9 earthquake 5km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Fri, Aug 24, 1990, 6:00 AM PDT (13:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 62km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-24 13:00:02 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.342° N, 115.247° 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
- 228°, 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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.25km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.614km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.96km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.955km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.511km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.415km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.712km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.56km S of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.514km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.714km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.914km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.915km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.512km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.233km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.815km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.415km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.914km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.72km SSW of Brawley, CA · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.015km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.515km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13187 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.714km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.515km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13186 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13186 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.87km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13185 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.615km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13185 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.64km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13184 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.77km ENE of El Centro, CA · 13183 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.263km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13182 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.520km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13181 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.711km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13179 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.97km S of Brawley, CA · 13177 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13177 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.325km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 13177 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 13177 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.78km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13177 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.613km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13171 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.253km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13170 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.02km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13170 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 13169 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.53km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13169 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.613km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13168 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13166 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 13166 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 13166 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.712km WNW of Imperial, CA · 13163 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Niland, CA · 13161 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 13160 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13158 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.170km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.065km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.863km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.114km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13157 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.814km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.869km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
The first 60 of 113.
Before
- 1.95km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13191 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.667km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13193 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13195 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.710km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13196 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13197 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.19km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13199 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.57km S of Brawley, CA · 13199 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.342km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13201 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.515km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13202 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.77km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.010km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13204 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13204 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.610km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13205 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.722km W of Westmorland, CA · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.66km W of Holtville, CA · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 13205 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.66km SSW of Brawley, CA · 13206 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 13206 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 13206 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 13206 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
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