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M1.8 earthquake 15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Feb 28, 2002, 4:37 AM PST (12:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 16km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-28 12:37:57 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.400° N, 115.342° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 32.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
207°, 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.616km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.910km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.813km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.215km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.015km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.810km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.014km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.413km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.213km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.913km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.78km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.716km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.319km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.614km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.813km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.66km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8982 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8982 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.66km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8981 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.911km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.314km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.222km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8981 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.411km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.114km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.714km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.95km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.013km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.315km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.810km SW of Niland, California · 8981 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.214km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.214km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.717km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.314km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.44km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 8980 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.014km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.015km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.714km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.812km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.714km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.716km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.014km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.713km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.917km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12467668. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.