Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Mar 3, 2002, 12:31 AM PST (08:31 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-03 08:31:33 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.296° N, 115.327° 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, 23.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.713km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.812km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.846km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.114km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.914km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.113km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.514km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.413km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.513km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.215km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.120km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.911km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.615km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.312km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.712km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.816km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 3.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.612km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.117km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.413km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.215km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.212km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.915km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.018km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.317km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.514km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.116km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.08km SE of Calipatria, California · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.96km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.99km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.38km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8978 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.714km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.69km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.816km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.313km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.44km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 8981 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.314km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.717km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.214km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.214km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.315km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.013km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.95km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.714km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.114km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.411km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.222km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8981 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12471856. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.