M3.5 earthquake 32km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 32km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, May 29, 1949, 1:10 AM GMT-8 (09:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 70km ENE of Maneadero, 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
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1949-05-29 09:10:02 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.135° N, 116.485° 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 3.1 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.310km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 28248 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.010km SW of Imperial Beach, CA · 28224 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.13km N of San Diego, CA · 28221 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 28205 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.438km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 28192 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356062. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.