M4.0 earthquake 42km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 42km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Aug 21, 1960, 2:27 PM GMT-7 (21:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 57km SE 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
- 4.0 (Mh), light
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-08-21 21:27:32 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.049° N, 116.225° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.457km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24146 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.858km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24130 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.919km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24111 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.934km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 24106 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10086558. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.