M4.3 earthquake 12km WSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 12km WSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX on Wed, Apr 8, 1936, 10:41 AM GMT-8 (18:41 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
- 4.3 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1936-04-08 18:41:14 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.523° N, 115.104° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 333°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.614km SSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 33043 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 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 · 33039 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.813km E of Calipatria, CA · 33031 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.416km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 33020 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.924km N of Ocotillo, CA · 33001 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 3.614km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 33049 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.710km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 33049 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.913km WNW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 33049 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.451km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 33050 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.314km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 33050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.49km NW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 33050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363535. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.