M3.0 earthquake 9km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX on Wed, Dec 19, 2007, 5:26 AM PST (13:26 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 7km WSW of Delta, 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
2.98	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.141 · 119 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Calexico and El Cajon.

From the USGS event page for ci10295873. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10295873 (also filed as usp000futh). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.