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M1.8 earthquake 11km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 24, 2002, 7:12 AM PST (15:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-24 15:12:08 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.465° N, 115.329° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 30.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.214km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.423km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8987 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.28km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.58km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.79km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.29km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.410km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.07km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.78km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.711km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.416km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.914km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.115km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.917km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.913km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.610km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8987 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.917km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.57km SE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.08km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.19km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8987 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.113km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.814km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.215km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.920km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.115km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.113km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.713km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.814km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.124km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.89km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.610km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.214km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 3.310km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 4.011km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.210km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.69km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.011km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.66km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.810km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.216km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.613km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.415km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.513km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.117km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.717km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.917km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.416km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.216km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.917km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.711km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.015km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.215km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.612km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12458052. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.