M3.3 earthquake 33km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 33km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Mar 20, 1958, 3:36 AM GMT-8 (11:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 65km E 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, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1958-03-20 11:36:03 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.005° N, 116.311° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 307°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.564km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25028 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.865km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25025 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.776km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25025 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.764km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24984 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.360km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24983 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.717km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24981 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
Before
- 3.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 25040 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.395km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25041 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.770km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 25042 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.080km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 25050 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296558. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.