M3.8 earthquake 61km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 61km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Mon, Jun 15, 1959, 9:42 PM GMT-7 (04:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 58km ESE 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
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1959-06-16 04:42:04 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.952° N, 115.985° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 349°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.845km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24562 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.715km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24555 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.88km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 24545 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.958km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24539 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.67km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 24519 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.342km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 24516 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 3.823km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24572 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.962km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24572 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.818km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 24576 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.522km S of Ocotillo, CA · 24585 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.362km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24598 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 24600 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297085. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.