Mexico earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 1km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 1km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 7, 1978, 3:53 PM PST (23:53 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
2.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-01-07 23:53:30 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.866° N, 116.614° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
278°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.64km W of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.552km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17794 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.967km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.548km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.443km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.580km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.431km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.953km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.124km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.734km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.235km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.973km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.538km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17755 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.447km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.76km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.77km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.24km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.17km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.73km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17802 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.843km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17805 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.255km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17811 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.056km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.041km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17820 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.479km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17822 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17825 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17827 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997066. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC.