Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 60km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 60km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Jan 19, 1979, 12:27 PM PST (20:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 77km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-01-19 20:27:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.000° N, 116.000° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17423 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17423 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.23km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17422 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.618km W of Imperial, CA · 17422 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.432km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.033km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.432km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.04km NE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17420 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.820km W of Imperial, CA · 17418 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.59km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.310km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.89km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.57km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.610km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.410km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.510km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.39km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.813km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.810km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.67km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.535km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.94km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17414 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17413 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.75km SW of Imperial, CA · 17413 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.54km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17413 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.35km SW of Imperial, CA · 17413 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.65km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17413 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.225km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.936km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17411 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.842km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17411 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.285km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17410 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.134km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.884km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.620km W of Imperial, CA · 17408 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 3.626km SE of Campo, CA · 17408 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 17408 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.717km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.619km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.122km ESE of Campo, CA · 17407 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.521km W of Imperial, CA · 17405 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17404 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.573km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.710km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.78km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.55km NW of El Centro, CA · 17400 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.610km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17399 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.312km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17399 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.840km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17399 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.66km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17399 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17399 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.977km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17398 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.812km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17397 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.052km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17426 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.834km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.030km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.69km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17431 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17433 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.147km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.441km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.914km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.481km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.177km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17440 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.616km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17443 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17444 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.18km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17444 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17445 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.72km SE of El Centro, CA · 17445 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12232963. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.