M2.7 earthquake 52km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 52km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Oct 22, 1969, 1:46 PM GMT-7 (20:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 49km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
- 2.7 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-10-22 20:46:30 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.043° N, 116.108° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 278°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.549km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 20779 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.21km NW of El Centro, CA · 20776 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20764 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.240km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20753 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.421km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20753 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.815km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20752 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.32km N of El Centro, CA · 20752 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.447km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20743 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 4.426km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 20807 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.116km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20812 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.057km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 20812 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.160km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 20812 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.040km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20815 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.934km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 20815 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3326085. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.