Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8km E of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km E of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Mar 3, 1991, 10:51 AM PST (18:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 48km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-03-03 18:51:27 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.357° N, 115.111° 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
226°, 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: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12999 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.64km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12999 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.18km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 12999 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.38km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12999 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.68km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12999 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.48km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12999 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.68km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12999 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12998 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.08km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12998 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.08km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 12998 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.214km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 12998 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.47km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.56km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12998 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.07km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.37km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.64km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 12997 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.26km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12997 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.95km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12997 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.515km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 12995 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.920km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 12994 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.516km SW of Westmorland, CA · 12992 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.84km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12992 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.611km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 12991 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.719km W of Westmorland, CA · 12991 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.97km W of Holtville, CA · 12990 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.54km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 12988 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.35km ESE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 12987 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.73km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12987 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.69km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 12986 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 3.552km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 12986 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 12986 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.721km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 12985 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.15km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12981 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.83km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12980 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.73km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12980 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 12979 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.711km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 12979 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.65km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12978 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.45km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 12977 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.36km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12977 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.34km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12977 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 3.14km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12977 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.72km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 12976 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 12974 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.648km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 12972 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.59km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 12972 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.349km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 12972 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.675km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 12970 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.15km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 12969 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.79km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 12967 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.910km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 12967 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.08km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 12967 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.39km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 12967 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.18km SW of Holtville, CA · 12967 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.045km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 12966 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.32km ENE of Heber, CA · 12963 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.062km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 12963 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 12959 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.038km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 12959 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.77km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13000 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.58km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 13000 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.58km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13000 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.87km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13000 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.78km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13000 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.838km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13001 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.88km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13001 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.49km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13001 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.950km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13002 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.814km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13002 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.244km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13004 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13005 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.262km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13006 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.29km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13007 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.212km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13007 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.56km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13007 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.98km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13007 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.020km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13012 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.22km WSW of Heber, CA · 13013 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.714km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13016 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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