M4.0 earthquake 14km NW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 14km NW of Delta, B.C., MX on Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 3:06 PM PST (23:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 14km 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
3.95	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.117 · 195 stations
3.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

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

Felt (III) at Brawley and El Centro, California. Also felt at Calexico, Holtville and Imperial. Felt (II) at Yuma, Arizona.

From the USGS event page for ci14348384. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

22 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14348384 (also filed as usp000fypz). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.