Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.3ml
4km NNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.3 (ml)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- 3 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 88 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1511 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 77 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 200,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 140,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 12× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.3 about 77 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 32.2652, -115.1802. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 88 km (55 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Imperial County |
| Yuma County, AZ | 132 km (82 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Yuma County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.7 8km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 3.3 6km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.0 7km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.9 5km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX
- 3.3 6km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX
- 2.2 3km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX
- 1.6 10km S of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 2.0 20km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.9 6km E of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 2.2 6km E of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 2.3 7km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 2.8 24km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 2.6 22km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 2.0 21km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 4.4 1km SE of Delta, B.C., MX
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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