M3.9 earthquake 56km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 56km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Sep 6, 1968, 10:27 AM GMT-7 (17:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 1km SSE of Puebla, 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
- 3.9 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-09-06 17:27:20 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.934° N, 116.037° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 255°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.722km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21199 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.810km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 21184 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.75km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 21184 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.01km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 21184 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.226km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 21176 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.947km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21166 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.473km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21158 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.567km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21154 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.844km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21147 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328293. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.