Mexico earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 11km W of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11km W of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, Apr 9, 2002, 10:15 AM PDT (17:15 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
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-04-09 17:15:03 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.344° N, 115.313° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.01ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.234 · 8 stations
3.0Md, durationUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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 2.3 km horizontally, 23.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 128.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9776853 (also filed as usp000b222). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.