M3.3 earthquake 10km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 10km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, May 29, 1949, 1:57 AM GMT-8 (09:57 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
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1949-05-29 09:57:35 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.952° N, 116.571° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 337°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.010km SW of Imperial Beach, CA · 28223 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 28204 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.438km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 28191 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356063. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.