Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 7, 1978, 10:44 AM PST (18:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 80km SE 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
1978-01-07 18:44:22 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.819° N, 116.573° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
288°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.81km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17802 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17802 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.64km W of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17802 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17802 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.552km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.967km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.548km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17787 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.443km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17780 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.580km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.431km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.953km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.124km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.734km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.235km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.973km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.538km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.447km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17751 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.276km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.24km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.17km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17803 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.73km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17804 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.843km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17808 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.255km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17813 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.056km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17819 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.041km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17823 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.479km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17824 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17827 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17830 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997050. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.