Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 3.0ml
19km W of Delta, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded 19km W of Delta, B.C., MX, 83 km (52 mi) W of Yuma, AZ, at 4:10 pm PDT on 21 September 2017 (23:10 UTC), 12 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
83 km (52 mi) W of Yuma, AZ
- When
- Magnitude
- M 3.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 73 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1558 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 35 km (22 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 34 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 950 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 350,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 16,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 11,000× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.0 about 950 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 32.3830, -115.3972. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 73 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
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 12km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.5 8km W of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 2.7 10km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 2.5 15km W of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.0 8km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 1.7 8km SW of Holtville, CA
- 1.6 7km SW of Holtville, CA
- 1.6 20km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.8 6km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.6 16km S of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 2.3 10km S of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 2.0 19km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.9 8km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.9 12km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 1.6 20km W 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
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