Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 58km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 58km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 7, 1978, 11:47 PM PST (07:47 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
1978-01-08 07:47:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.702° N, 115.948° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64km W of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.552km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.967km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.548km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.443km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.580km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.431km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.953km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.124km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.734km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.235km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.973km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 3.092km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.59km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.538km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.447km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.121km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17750 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 3.276km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.3128km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17738 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.81km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.76km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.77km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.24km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.17km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.73km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17800 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.513km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17800 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.713km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.78km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17802 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.843km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17804 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.015km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17805 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.255km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17809 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.056km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17815 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.041km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17819 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.479km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17820 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17823 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17826 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10080098. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.