Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.8ml
7 km N of Delta, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 7 km N of Delta, B.C., MX, 64 km (40 mi) W of Yuma, AZ, at 6:09 pm MST on 11 December 2023 (01:09 UTC), 11 km deep.
64 km (40 mi) W of Yuma, AZ
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (ml)
- Depth
- 11 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 71 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1064 days ago
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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 9 km (6 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 17 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 870,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 620,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 55× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 17 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.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.8 on 2018-11-19 — about 30,000 times the energy of this one.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 32.4155, -115.1975. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 71 km (44 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Imperial County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
40 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 11 km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 3.2 10 km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 1.8 6 km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX
- 1.7 9 km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX
- 2.6 8 km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 1.8 24 km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 1.9 25 km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 3.8 24 km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 2.3 12 km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX
- 1.8 8 km SSW of Holtville, CA
- 2.3 13 km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.0 8 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
- 1.7 6 km SW of Holtville, CA
- 1.5 7 km E of Heber, CA
- 2.0 8 km N 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.
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