M3.0 earthquake 11km NW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11km NW of Delta, B.C., MX on Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:04 PM PST (03:04 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9km 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
2.98	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.207 · 20 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.064 · 32 stations

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: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 108.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40188560 (also filed as us7000glv6). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.