Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 34km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 34km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Feb 9, 1978, 10:11 PM PST (06:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 74km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-02-10 06:11:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.910° N, 116.257° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
260°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.235km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.973km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17760 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.092km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.538km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.447km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.121km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.276km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17738 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.423km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.526km ESE of Campo, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17729 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.218km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.819km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17722 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17719 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17706 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.124km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.953km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.431km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.580km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.443km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.548km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.967km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.552km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337297. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.