M2.2 earthquake 6km W of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6km W of Delta, B.C., MX on Mon, Mar 10, 2008, 11:37 PM PST (07:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5km NW 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
2.16	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.089 · 23 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for ci10311841. 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: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 160.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10311841 (also filed as usp000g17d). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.