M4.6 earthquake 28km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Feb 6, 1958, 3:15 AM GMT-8 (11:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1958-02-06 11:15:30 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.983° N, 116.358° 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
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 278°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.142km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25065 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.080km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25039 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.770km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25032 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.395km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25030 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 25029 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25023 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.564km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25017 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.865km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25014 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.776km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25014 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296482. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.