Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 14km W of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 14km W of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, Mar 5, 2002, 6:36 AM PST (14:36 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-05 14:36:01 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.349° N, 115.337° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 20.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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. 2.69km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.816km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.017km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8978 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.313km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.816km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.116km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.718km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.715km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.916km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.214km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.117km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.914km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.410km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.217km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.010km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.97km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.713km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.113km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.013km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.811km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.812km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.98km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.717km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 3.116km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.917km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.917km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.116km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.918km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.817km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.814km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.715km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.313km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.340km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.014km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.89km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.511km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.915km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.314km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.111km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.713km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.810km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.38km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.013km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 8979 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.99km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.96km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.08km SE of Calipatria, California · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.116km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.514km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.317km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.018km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.915km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.212km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.215km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.413km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.117km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.612km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12472528. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.