M2.4 earthquake 7km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX on Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 11:19 AM PDT (18:19 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 7km N of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-08 18:19:20 UTC
- Depth
- 15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.416° N, 115.214° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.06km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.59km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
- 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.74km N of Heber, CA · 1850 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.94km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.98km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1850 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.917km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.19km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.77km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.22km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1843 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.58km W of Calipatria, CA · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.17km N of Westmorland, CA · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.319km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 1838 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.27km SW of Holtville, CA · 1838 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.27km SW of Holtville, CA · 1838 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.72km SW of Brawley, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.110km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1835 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.67km WSW of Niland, CA · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.04km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1832 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
- 1.94km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.616km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.017km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1827 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.54km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.74km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
- 2.08km W of Holtville, CA · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.645km NE of Holtville, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.56km ENE of Calexico, CA · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.644km NE of Holtville, CA · 1819 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.621km SSE of Salton City, CA · 1818 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.65km S of Brawley, CA · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.59km SW of Niland, CA · 1816 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.68km SW of Niland, CA · 1816 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 1815 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.63km W of Niland, CA · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.68km SW of Niland, CA · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.83km W of Niland, CA · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.74km W of Niland, CA · 1815 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.712km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.57km SW of Niland, CA · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 1810 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.87km SW of Niland, CA · 1810 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.317km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.79km WNW of Imperial, CA · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.38km S of Brawley, CA · 1808 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
- 3.525km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 16
- 2.26km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
- 1.67km W of Imperial, CA · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.919km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1806 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 1802 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.56km WSW of Niland, CA · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
- 1.84km SW of Niland, CA · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
The first 60 of 66.
Before
- 1.67km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.213km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1853 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.622km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1856 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.25km WSW of Niland, CA · 1859 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.14km WSW of Niland, CA · 1859 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.14km WSW of Niland, CA · 1859 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.95km WSW of Niland, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.37km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1861 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.26km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 36
- 1.720km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.18km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.15km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.710km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1866 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40037024. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.