Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 3.2ml
8km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded 8km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX, 72 km (45 mi) WSW of Yuma, AZ, at 10:55 pm PST on 5 January 2017 (06:55 UTC), 7.8 km deep.
72 km (45 mi) WSW of Yuma, AZ
- When
- Magnitude
- M 3.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 7.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 74 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3516 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 47 km (29 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.
Likely felt in: Calexico 39 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 1 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 170,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 7,400× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 5,200× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.2 about 1 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 2.1× more
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 32.3835, -115.2712. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 74 km (46 mi) | N | earthquakes near Imperial 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.
- 1.9 20km W of Delta, B.C., MX
- 3.8 5km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 4.0 6km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.2 17km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.7 17km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.8 9km SSW of Holtville, CA
- 1.5 8km SW of Holtville, CA
- 1.9 7km WSW of Holtville, CA
- 1.6 7km WSW of Holtville, CA
- 2.5 7km WSW of Holtville, CA
- 1.7 11km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.6 6km WSW of Holtville, CA
- 2.1 8km S of Holtville, CA
- 2.4 7km WSW of Holtville, CA
- 1.7 7km W of Holtville, CA
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
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