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M1.6 earthquake 6km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX on Fri, Mar 7, 2008, 11:04 PM PST (07:04 UTC), 7 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-03-08 07:04:58 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.334° N, 115.252° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.4 km horizontally, 26.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6784 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.959km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6784 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.112km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 6784 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.914km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6783 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.916km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6783 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.915km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6783 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.516km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6783 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.69km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6783 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.612km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6783 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6782 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6782 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6782 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.26km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6781 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 6781 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.516km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 6781 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.311km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6780 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.912km N of Westmorland, CA · 6779 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6779 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.644km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6779 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.516km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6778 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.359km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6778 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.353km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6778 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.112km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6778 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.415km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6778 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.31km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 6777 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.72km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 6777 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.62km SE of Westmorland, CA · 6777 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.91km E of Westmorland, CA · 6777 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.82km SSE of Westmorland, CA · 6777 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.71km NE of Westmorland, CA · 6777 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.316km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6776 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.11km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 6775 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.81km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 6775 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.61km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6775 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.51km SSE of Westmorland, CA · 6775 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.914km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6775 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.72km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 6775 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.23km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.415km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.96km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.013km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6773 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.47km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6773 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.50km NW of Westmorland, CA · 6773 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6773 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.714km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6772 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.314km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6772 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.814km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6772 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.146km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6771 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.744km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX · 6771 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.118km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6771 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.717km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.147km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.912km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.412km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.77km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.515km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6769 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.62km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6769 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 2.25km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 6785 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.345km S of Ocotillo, CA · 6785 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.914km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 6785 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.813km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 6785 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.68km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 6785 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.711km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6785 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.723km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6785 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.08km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6785 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.512km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6786 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.65km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6786 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.64km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6786 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.113km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6787 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.212km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6787 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.610km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6787 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.99km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6788 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.253km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6788 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.712km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6788 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.912km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6788 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.813km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6788 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.612km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6789 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

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