M3.7 earthquake 15km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 15km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Fri, Feb 22, 2002, 10:29 PM PST (06:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.68	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.55 · 62 stations
3.7	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the southern part of the Mexicali Valley.

From the USGS event page for ci12457092. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 177 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12457092 (also filed as usp000az0e). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.