M3.5 earthquake 13km NE of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 13km NE of Delta, B.C., MX on Fri, Jan 18, 2002, 1:23 AM PST (09:23 UTC), 15 km (9 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
3.47	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.245 · 63 stations
3.9	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

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

Felt at Mexicali and in the Mexicali Valley. Also felt at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora.

From the USGS event page for ci9749669. 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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9749669 (also filed as usp000awpw). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.