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M 2.2ml

9 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX

Yes. A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 9 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX, 61 km (38 mi) W of Yuma, AZ, at 11:42 am MST on 3 November 2026 (18:42 UTC), 16 km deep. 8 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

61 km (38 mi) W of Yuma, AZ

· 16 km deep · released about 58 lb of TNT

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When
Magnitude
M 2.2 (ml)
Depth
16 km below the surface
Felt
8 reports
Nearest
Imperial County, 70 km NNW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2 hours ago

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 58 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 260,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 16× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 58 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 4.9 on 2026-11-03 — about 11,000 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 32.4287, -115.1643. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Imperial County, CA 70 km (44 mi) NNW earthquakes near Imperial County
Yuma County, AZ 124 km (77 mi) ENE earthquakes near Yuma County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

9 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 2.0 8 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX
  2. 2.2 9 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX
  3. 2.0 8 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX
  4. 2.5 6 km NE of Delta, B.C., MX
  5. 2.0 5 km NE of Delta, B.C., MX
  6. 2.0 8 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX
  7. 3.0 7 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX
  8. 1.8 8 km NE of Delta, B.C., MX
  9. 2.2 7 km NE 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.

Revisions

USGS refines a solution as more stations report. Every change we have seen is listed here.

What changedFromToWhen
reported intensitynot reported0
felt reportsnot reported8
review statusautomaticreviewed
location8 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX9 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX
longitude-115.16-115.16
latitude32.4332.43
depth14.6215.92
magnitude2.172.19
location7 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX8 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX
longitude-115.17-115.16
latitude32.4232.43
depth13.4714.62

On USGS

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