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

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 14km NE of Delta, B.C., MX on Fri, Jan 4, 2002, 1:24 PM PST (21:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 13km WSW of Delta, 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
2002-01-04 21:24:39 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.427° N, 115.077° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 24.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
210°, 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.012km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.413km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.414km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.210km WSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.813km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.512km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.712km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.310km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.112km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.213km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.513km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.312km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.211km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.614km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.212km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.012km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.412km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.914km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.214km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.213km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.714km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.658km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.312km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.24km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.711km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.511km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.58km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.710km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.112km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.815km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.310km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.18km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.47km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.112km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.715km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.911km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 3.113km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 3.36km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.913km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.913km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.214km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.114km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.312km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.312km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 3.411km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 3.514km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.410km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.09km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.63km NW of El Centro, CA · 9038 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.73km NNW of El Centro, CA · 9038 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.913km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.75km WSW of Brawley, California · 9038 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.18km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.32km NW of El Centro, CA · 9038 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.114km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.811km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.211km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.19km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.38km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.310km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.111km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.813km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.013km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.515km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.413km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.115km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.615km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.013km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.412km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.812km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.313km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.511km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.312km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.510km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.910km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.86km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.89km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.511km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.310km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9744085. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.