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M4.7 earthquake 21km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 21km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Fri, Feb 24, 1956, 12:22 PM GMT-8 (20:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 88km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1956-02-24 20:22:25 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.754° N, 116.350° W
Region
Mexico
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
338°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.955km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25785 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.380km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25784 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.9103km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25784 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.688km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25784 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.587km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25784 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.281km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25782 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.735km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25781 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25780 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.051km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25778 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.869km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25778 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 5.080km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25777 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.278km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25777 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.373km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25777 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.179km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25776 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.042km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25775 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.364km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25775 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.030km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25775 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.347km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25773 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.775km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25773 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.836km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25772 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 4.259km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25772 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 4.892km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25772 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 5.188km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25770 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.275km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25767 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 4.784km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25767 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.180km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25767 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 4.182km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25767 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 4.676km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25766 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 4.377km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25765 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 4.351km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25765 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 4.256km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25765 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 4.448km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25765 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 4.334km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25764 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 4.267km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25764 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.582km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25764 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 4.079km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25762 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 4.697km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25750 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 4.684km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25747 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 4.379km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25746 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 4.256km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25745 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 4.171km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25738 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 3.635km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25737 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 3.828km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25735 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 3.844km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25735 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 3.985km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25731 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 3.760km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25730 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 4.173km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25727 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 4.071km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25726 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 4.480km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25726 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.886km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25785 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.782km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25785 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.583km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25785 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.126km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25786 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.969km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25787 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.575km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25788 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.568km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25789 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.787km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25791 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.587km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25791 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.687km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25791 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.693km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25793 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.879km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25793 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.787km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25793 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.587km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25793 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.587km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25793 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 5.190km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25794 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.9106km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25794 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.691km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25794 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.587km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25795 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 5.186km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25795 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297621. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.