Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 3.0ml
10km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX
- When
- Magnitude
- M 3.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 19 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 106 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2621 days ago
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 890 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 6.7 380,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 17,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 12,000× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.0 about 890 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 32.1177, -115.0593. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 106 km (66 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Imperial County |
| Yuma County, AZ | 130 km (81 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Yuma County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
48 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 16 km W of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.4 10km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.8 4km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.9 9 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.7 21km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 1.6 16km W of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.9 10km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.0 13km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 2.6 10km SW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.1 7km SW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 2.7 8km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 3.0 6km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.6 10km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.0 10km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 2.1 10km NNE 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.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.8 on 2018-11-19 — it released about 580 times the energy of this one.
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service.
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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.