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M1.8 earthquake 12km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX on Sun, Jan 6, 2002, 2:02 AM PST (10:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 13km 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
2002-01-06 10:02:58 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.472° N, 115.049° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 14.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.47
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.89km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.310km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.79km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.19km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.810km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.09km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.213km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.214km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.711km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.310km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.910km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.712km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.512km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.810km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.95km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.210km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.010km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.110km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.911km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.710km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.814km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.08km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.99km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.99km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.014km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.27km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.811km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.012km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.011km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.87km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.39km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CA · 9037 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.810km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.411km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.612km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.311km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.112km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.815km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.213km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.714km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.910km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9036 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.612km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9036 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.112km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9036 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.99km SSW of Holtville, California · 9036 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.610km NE of Imperial, California · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 9036 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.98km SSW of Holtville, California · 9036 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, California · 9036 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.213km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9036 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.717km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 9036 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.314km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9036 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.315km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9036 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.813km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9036 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, California · 9035 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 9035 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.211km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9035 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.011km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.914km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.711km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.98km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.910km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.712km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.014km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.111km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.814km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.014km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.113km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.013km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.710km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.38km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.19km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.211km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.811km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.114km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9745253. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.