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M4.8 earthquake 36km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 36km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Thu, Mar 8, 1956, 4:32 PM GMT-8 (00:32 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
4.8 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1956-03-09 00:32:41 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.642° N, 116.197° W
Region
Mexico
Strongest shaking
VI, strong 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
VI, strong shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 14.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
345°, 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 1.8 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.259km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25767 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.892km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25766 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 5.188km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25765 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.275km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25761 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.784km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25761 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.180km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25761 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.182km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25761 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.676km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25761 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.377km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25760 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.351km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25759 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.256km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25759 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.448km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25759 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.334km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25759 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 4.267km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25759 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.582km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25758 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.079km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25757 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.697km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25744 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.684km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25742 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.379km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25740 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.256km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25740 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.171km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25733 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.635km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25732 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.828km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25729 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.844km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25729 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 3.985km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25725 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 3.760km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25725 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 4.173km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25722 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 4.071km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25721 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 4.480km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25721 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 4.8107km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25719 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 4.126km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25716 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 4.384km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25710 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 4.050km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 25707 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.775km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25768 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.347km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25768 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.030km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25769 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.364km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25770 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.042km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25770 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.179km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25770 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.373km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25772 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.278km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25772 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 5.080km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25772 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.869km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25772 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.051km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25773 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25774 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.735km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25775 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 4.281km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25777 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.587km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25778 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.688km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25778 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.9103km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25779 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.380km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25779 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.955km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25779 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.721km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25780 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297708. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.