M2.4 earthquake 13km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 10, 2008, 2:46 AM PST (10:46 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.39	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.158 · 37 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 ci14347704. 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14347704 (also filed as usp000fyks). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.