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M2.2 earthquake 48km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 48km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Oct 14, 1979, 11:06 AM PDT (18:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10km WSW of El Centro, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-10-14 18:06:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.995° N, 116.130° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
300°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.437km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.514km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.57km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.09km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.020km E of Ocotillo, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.013km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.87km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.38km SW of Heber, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.210km WSW of El Centro, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.28km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.713km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.56km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.412km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.832km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.511km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17152 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.410km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17152 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.612km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.29km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17151 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.263km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17150 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17150 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.76km SE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17150 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.310km WSW of Heber, CA · 17149 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.850km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17148 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.014km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17148 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.248km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.351km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.511km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.612km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 3.112km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.412km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.49km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.526km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17145 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.411km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.710km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.812km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.312km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.413km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.513km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.014km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.611km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.210km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.112km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.57km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.955km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17140 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.051km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17140 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.07km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17140 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17138 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 3.018km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17136 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.918km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17136 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 3.45km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17134 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17134 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.233km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.53km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17156 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.036km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17156 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.411km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.518km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17159 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.553km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.234km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17168 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.249km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17170 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.48km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17171 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.269km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.344km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17174 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.115km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17174 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.469km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17175 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.942km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17179 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3352052. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.