M3.3 earthquake 14km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Apr 11, 2002, 6:43 AM PDT (13:43 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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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
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.732 · 51 stations
3.5	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

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: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 110.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9777393 (also filed as usp000b26r). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.