Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 24, 2002, 3:58 AM PST (11:58 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-24 11:58:26 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.329° N, 115.317° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 34.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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. 2.215km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.015km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.711km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.917km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.216km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.416km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.917km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.717km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.117km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.513km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.415km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.613km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.216km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.811km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.013km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.214km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.423km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8987 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.416km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.914km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.115km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.917km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.913km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.917km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.113km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.814km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.215km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.920km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.115km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.113km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.713km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.814km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.124km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.89km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.610km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.214km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.310km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 4.011km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.210km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.316km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.815km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.916km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.412km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.819km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.512km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.914km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.017km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.615km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.916km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.816km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.113km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12457964. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.