M3.4 earthquake 9km NW of Tecolots, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 9km NW of Tecolots, B.C., MX on Tue, Apr 7, 1936, 12:38 AM GMT-7 (07:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 10km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1936-04-07 07:38:19 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.631° N, 115.038° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 332°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.314km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 33050 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.451km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 33050 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.913km WNW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 33049 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.710km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 33049 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.614km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 33049 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.312km WSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 33048 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.614km SSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 33043 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.112km WNW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 33039 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.116km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 33038 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.813km E of Calipatria, CA · 33031 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.416km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 33020 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.924km N of Ocotillo, CA · 33001 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363526. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC.