Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 3:04 PM PST (23:04 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-28 23:04:34 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.300° N, 115.313° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 29.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, 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: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8649 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.95km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8649 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.911km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8648 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.942km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8647 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.622km SW of Westmorland, CA · 8647 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.648km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8645 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.610km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8645 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.716km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 8645 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8644 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.210km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8644 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.85km S of Ocotillo, CA · 8642 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.514km W of Imperial, CA · 8641 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 5.074km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 82
  14. 3.178km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.384km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.981km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8640 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.59km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8640 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.964km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8640 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.265km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8638 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.516km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8638 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.56km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8637 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8637 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 3.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8637 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8636 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.624km ESE of Campo, CA · 8636 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.69km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8634 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8633 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.77km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8633 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.938km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8630 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.717km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8630 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.118km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8630 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.117km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8630 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.918km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8629 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.96km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8629 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.09km NE of Calexico, CA · 8629 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.09km ENE of Calexico, CA · 8629 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.68km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8629 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.545km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8628 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8628 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.517km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.04km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8623 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.026km W of Westmorland, CA · 8622 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.165km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 3.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.218km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8620 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.78km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8619 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.88km S of Brawley, CA · 8619 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.48km NE of Imperial, CA · 8619 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.68km NE of Imperial, California · 8619 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 8619 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 8619 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.57km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8619 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.98km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8619 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.77km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8619 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.97km S of Brawley, CA · 8619 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.07km S of Brawley, CA · 8619 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.88km NE of Imperial, CA · 8619 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.78km S of Brawley, California · 8619 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.48km NNE of Imperial, CA · 8619 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.535km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8652 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.038km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8652 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.044km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8653 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.712km N of Westmorland, California · 8654 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.276km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8656 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.718km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8657 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.610km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 8659 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.43km SSE of El Centro, CA · 8659 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.147km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.951km SE of Campo, CA · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.314km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.816km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.521km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8664 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.327km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8664 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.95km W of Brawley, California · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9883577. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.