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M2.8 earthquake 14km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX on Mon, Feb 25, 2002, 7:08 AM PST (15:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-25 15:08:35 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.464° N, 115.268° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 36.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

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. 2.414km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.813km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.713km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.013km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.914km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.814km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.610km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.314km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.216km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.514km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.913km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.512km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.39km SW of Niland, CA · 8986 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.49km WSW of Niland, CA · 8986 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.49km SW of Niland, California · 8986 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.812km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.114km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.115km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.410km WSW of Niland, CA · 8986 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.19km SW of Niland, California · 8986 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.616km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8986 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.814km ENE of Brawley, California · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.67km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.611km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.78km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.013km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.715km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.613km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.017km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.117km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.513km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.212km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.814km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 3.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.813km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.18km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.943km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.813km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.112km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.711km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.912km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.714km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.116km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.713km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.914km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.414km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.218km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.324km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.013km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.014km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.312km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.314km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.413km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.916km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.611km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.912km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.616km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.917km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.716km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.110km W of Calipatria, CA · 8986 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.79km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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