Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9ml
20km W of Delta, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 20km W of Delta, B.C., MX, 86 km (53 mi) WSW of Yuma, AZ, at 7:36 am PDT on 24 March 2017 (14:36 UTC), 2.3 km deep.
86 km (53 mi) WSW of Yuma, AZ
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 2.3 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 80 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 14 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 20 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 760,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 540,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 48× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 20 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 32.3225, -115.4047. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 80 km (50 mi) | N | earthquakes near Imperial County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 7km SW of Holtville, CA
- 1.7 8km SW of Holtville, CA
- 2.2 17km W of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.0 8km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.9 4km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 2.2 7km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.1 2km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.6 9km S of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.5 13km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.5 9km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX
- 3.0 1km SW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.8 8km SSW of Holtville, CA
- 2.2 8km ENE of Calexico, CA
- 2.9 7km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.8 4km NE of Progreso, 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.
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