Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2km SE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2km SE of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, May 7, 2002, 7:27 AM PDT (14:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 72km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-07 14:27:59 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.342° N, 115.182° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 26.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.46
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8916 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.59km NE of Calexico, California · 8915 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8915 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.214km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.020km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.212km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8911 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.67km ENE of Heber, California · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, California · 8911 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8911 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.12km ENE of Heber, CA · 8910 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.864km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.79km ENE of Imperial, CA · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8909 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8907 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.73km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8906 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.96km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.76km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.930km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8903 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.023km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8903 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.66km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.720km WSW of Westmorland, California · 8901 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8901 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 4.072km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8900 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.611km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8900 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.713km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8898 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.97km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8898 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.85km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8896 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.89km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.06km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, California · 8891 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8891 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.83km W of Brawley, CA · 8890 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.815km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8889 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.86km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.731km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8888 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.77km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8887 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.57km SSW of Ocotillo, California · 8886 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.715km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.24km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 3.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.91km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.51km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.343km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.85km SW of Imperial, CA · 8883 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8882 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.99km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.516km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.617km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.77km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.87km SW of Holtville, California · 8878 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.97km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.54km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.24km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.371km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8919 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.94km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8920 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.17km WSW of Ocotillo, California · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.04km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.360km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.07km NW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.010km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.720km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.17km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.97km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.116km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12943472. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.