M2.5 earthquake 2km SW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2km SW of Delta, B.C., MX on Wed, May 21, 2008, 4:09 PM PDT (23:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 19km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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

The first 60 of 196.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10326101. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.