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M1.7 earthquake 44km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 44km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX on Fri, Mar 21, 2008, 1:01 PM PDT (20:01 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-03-21 20:01:09 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.060° N, 114.924° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6772 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.817km SSE of Salton City, CA · 6771 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.717km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6771 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6771 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.912km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.412km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.77km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.515km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.62km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6770 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 6770 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.810km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6768 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.38km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6767 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.311km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6767 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.210km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6766 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.015km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 6765 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.77km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6764 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.25km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6764 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.64km W of Niland, CA · 6763 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.614km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 6762 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.724km SW of Westmorland, CA · 6760 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.313km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.713km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.913km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.116km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.313km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.416km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.019km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.616km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.89km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.18km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.617km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6756 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.516km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6756 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.613km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6756 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.59km NE of Calexico, CA · 6753 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.72km S of El Centro, CA · 6752 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.610km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6751 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.97km SW of Niland, CA · 6751 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.15km SW of Niland, CA · 6750 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.95km SW of Niland, CA · 6750 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.55km SW of Niland, CA · 6750 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.69km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 6749 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.16km SW of Niland, CA · 6748 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.410km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6747 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.314km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6745 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.914km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6745 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.615km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6745 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.812km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6744 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.612km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6741 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.522km SSE of Salton City, CA · 6741 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.715km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6741 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.98km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.613km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6739 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.27km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.76km WSW of Niland, CA · 6735 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.76km WSW of Niland, CA · 6735 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.712km ESE of North Shore, CA · 6735 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.612km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 6772 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.07km WSW of Niland, CA · 6772 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.814km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6773 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.314km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6773 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.714km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6773 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.710km WSW of Niland, CA · 6773 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.50km NW of Westmorland, CA · 6774 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.47km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.013km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.96km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.415km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6774 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.23km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 6775 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6775 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.72km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 6775 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.914km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6775 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.51km SSE of Westmorland, CA · 6776 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.61km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 6776 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6776 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10313681. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.