M2.9 earthquake 7km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Mon, Nov 12, 2001, 1:49 AM PST (09:49 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 22km S of Estacion Coahuila, 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
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-12 09:49:45 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.329° N, 115.257° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.4 km horizontally, 29.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 225°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.111km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 9092 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.213km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 9092 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9091 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 9090 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.47km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9090 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.45km WNW of El Centro, CA · 9090 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.63km W of El Centro, CA · 9088 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.336km SSE of Campo, CA · 9086 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.28km SW of Holtville, CA · 9085 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.86km NE of Westmorland, CA · 9085 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 9084 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.054km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9084 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.72km ENE of Westmorland, California · 9083 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.72km ENE of Westmorland, California · 9082 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.82km N of Westmorland, California · 9082 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.469km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9082 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.815km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9082 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.05km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9082 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.468km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9082 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.64km E of Westmorland, California · 9080 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.616km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 9078 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.79km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 9076 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.18km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9076 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.07km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 9076 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.67km WSW of Holtville, California · 9075 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9075 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.98km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9074 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.28km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9074 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.16km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9074 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.614km WSW of Imperial, CA · 9074 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9074 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9074 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9074 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9074 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9074 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.85km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9073 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9073 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.68km W of Holtville, California · 9073 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.327km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 9073 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.827km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 9073 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9072 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9072 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9072 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.710km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 9072 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.58km WNW of Holtville, California · 9072 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.69km WNW of Holtville, California · 9072 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.19km W of Calipatria, CA · 9072 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 9071 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.05km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9071 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9070 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.96km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9070 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.56km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9068 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.111km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.111km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9068 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.320km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 9067 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9067 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9067 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.88km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9067 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.722km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9067 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 343
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.817km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9093 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.64km SSE of Westmorland, California · 9093 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.64km SW of Imperial, California · 9093 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.64km SW of Imperial, California · 9093 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.55km NW of El Centro, California · 9093 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.53km WNW of El Centro, California · 9093 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.44km WNW of El Centro, CA · 9093 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.64km WNW of El Centro, CA · 9093 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.54km WSW of Imperial, California · 9093 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.95km WNW of El Centro, CA · 9094 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.55km SW of Imperial, CA · 9094 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.65km SW of Imperial, California · 9094 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9094 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.118km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 9095 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.716km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 9095 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.516km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 9095 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.017km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 9095 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.515km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 9095 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.93km WSW of Brawley, California · 9096 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.86km NE of Calexico, California · 9096 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
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