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M1.7 earthquake 12km W of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12km W of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Feb 23, 2002, 3:56 AM PST (11:56 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-23 11:56:43 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.358° N, 115.319° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 26.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.113km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.912km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.916km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.115km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.218km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.214km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.514km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.514km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.214km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.015km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.517km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.816km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.115km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.817km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.415km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.114km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.914km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.312km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.315km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.916km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.817km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.711km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.611km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.617km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.312km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.111km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.113km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.914km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.914km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.116km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.416km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.213km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.814km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.65km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.315km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.615km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.817km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.116km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.713km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.414km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.015km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.413km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.916km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.616km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.514km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.414km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.814km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.916km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.811km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12457348. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC.