M 2.7 earthquake – 20 km W of Delta, B.C., MX
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Local time: Oct 15, 2026 · 07:09 (UTC-7)
MicroShallow · 15 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 2.7local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 32.368, -115.40823 km from Puebla
- Energy released
- 0.2 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 1M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 114USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 15, 2026.
How strong was it?
Micro earthquake. It released 0.2 tons of TNT, 2,818 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Mexico.
- 7.3 The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake Jun 28, 1992
- 7.2 The 2010 Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico Earthquake Apr 4, 2010
- 7.1 The 1999 Hector Mine, California Earthquake Oct 16, 1999
- 6.9 The 1940 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake May 19, 1940
- 6.8 34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX Feb 9, 1956
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake Apr 21, 1918
- 6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake Nov 24, 1987
- 6.6 The 1968 Borrego Mountain, California Earthquake Apr 9, 1968