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M2.3 earthquake 51km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 51km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Oct 23, 1979, 3:49 AM PDT (10:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 10km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-10-23 10:49:40 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.964° N, 116.093° 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
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
292°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.913km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.612km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.314km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.112km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.412km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.49km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.411km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.710km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.812km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.312km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.413km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.513km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.014km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.611km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.210km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.112km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.57km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.955km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17139 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.051km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17139 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.07km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17139 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17138 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 3.018km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17136 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.918km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17136 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.513km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17135 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 3.45km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17133 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17133 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.810km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17133 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.611km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17133 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17133 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.151km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17132 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.75km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17132 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.79km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17132 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.59km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17131 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.710km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.941km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.449km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.720km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.651km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17127 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.649km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17127 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17127 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.61km SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17124 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17124 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.615km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17123 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.513km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17123 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.518km ESE of Pine Valley, CA · 17122 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.939km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.449km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.546km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.013km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.140km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.99km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17120 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.842km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17120 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17119 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 3.42km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.248km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.413km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.08km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17147 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.014km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17147 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17147 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.850km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17148 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.310km WSW of Heber, CA · 17149 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.013km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.211km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.512km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.213km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.913km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.414km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.76km SE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.414km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.114km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17150 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353203. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.