M3.5 earthquake 43km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 43km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Aug 22, 1968, 5:17 PM GMT-7 (00:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 56km E of Ensenada, 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
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-08-23 00:17:34 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.967° N, 116.174° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 284°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.470km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21212 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.956km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21208 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.722km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21200 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.226km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 21177 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.947km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21166 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328680. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.