M3.8 earthquake 43km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 43km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Aug 19, 1933, 9:47 AM GMT-8 (17:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Mh), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-08-19 17:47:09 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.979° N, 116.182° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 341°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.333km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34009 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.962km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 33987 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.942km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 33983 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.131km WSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 33980 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.23km N of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 33980 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.012km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.011km WSW of El Centro, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.118km WSW of El Centro, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 33957 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361157. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.