Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Wed, Mar 27, 2002, 1:28 PM PST (21:28 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-27 21:28:42 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.312° N, 115.321° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 22.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.914km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.813km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.716km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.94km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 8955 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.35km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.312km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.913km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.814km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8954 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.251km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8952 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.59km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8952 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8951 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.113km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8951 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8951 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.468km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8950 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.816km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8950 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.316km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8950 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.916km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8948 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.216km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8948 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8948 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.012km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8947 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.724km SE of Campo, CA · 8947 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8946 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8945 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 3.330km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8945 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.551km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8945 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.916km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8945 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.736km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8945 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.77km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.829km SE of Campo, CA · 8944 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.016km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.810km NW of Calipatria, California · 8944 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.918km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.415km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.312km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.15km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 8942 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.817km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.129km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 3.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.110km NE of Brawley, California · 8941 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.829km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.812km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.716km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8939 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.18km NE of Heber, CA · 8938 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.17km S of Brawley, CA · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.215km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8936 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.914km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8957 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.813km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8957 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 8957 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.05km SW of Imperial, CA · 8957 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8957 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.715km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8958 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8958 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.312km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8959 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8959 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.52km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 8960 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.711km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8960 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.010km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8960 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.610km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8960 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.42km SE of Heber, CA · 8961 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.818km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8962 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.611km WSW of Heber, CA · 8962 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.113km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8964 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9773949. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.