M2.9 earthquake 11km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 5, 2002, 4:37 PM PST (00:37 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.94	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.313 · 21 stations
3.4	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Mexicali Valley.

From the USGS event page for ci9744873. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 202.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9744873 (also filed as usp000avx1). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.