M5.9 earthquake 42km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 42km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Sun, Oct 24, 1954, 1:44 AM GMT-8 (09:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.92	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.093 · 6 stations
5.99	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.2

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298521 (also filed as iscgem891192). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.