Mexico earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 56km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 56km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Jan 7, 1959, 7:14 AM GMT-8 (15:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 67km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1959-01-07 15:14:56 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.993° N, 116.042° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
312°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.614km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 24728 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.463km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24728 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.360km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24727 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.58km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24727 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.760km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24724 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.866km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24722 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.858km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24721 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24720 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.720km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24719 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24719 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.367km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24716 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.262km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24715 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24715 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.857km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 24715 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24713 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.866km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24712 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.548km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24698 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24690 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24675 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.857km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24674 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 3.735km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24673 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.864km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24733 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.464km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24744 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24744 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.758km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24745 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.459km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.041km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.266km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.667km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.760km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.244km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.845km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.056km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24749 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.064km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24751 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.444km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.329km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 24753 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24755 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.138km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24756 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.527km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24759 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296911. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.