M2.8 earthquake 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Jan 12, 2003, 5:22 AM PST (13:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 74km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
2.78	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.367 · 11 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	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: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 155.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9879397 (also filed as usp000bnes). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.