Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 49km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 49km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Nov 8, 1979, 4:32 PM PST (00:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 51km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-09 00:32:53 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.948° N, 116.113° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
297°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.651km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.649km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17114 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.615km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17113 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.513km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17113 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.518km ESE of Pine Valley, CA · 17113 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.939km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.449km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.546km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.013km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.140km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.99km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.842km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17110 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17110 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.522km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17108 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.4106km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.710km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17107 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17103 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.125km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17103 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.746km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.610km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17100 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.89km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17097 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 3.913km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17097 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17097 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.434km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.111km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17096 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17096 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.676km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17095 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.611km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17095 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.636km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17091 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.82km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17087 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 4.047km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17086 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 4.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17085 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.038km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.312km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17084 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17084 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.610km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17084 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.210km SW of Heber, CA · 17084 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 4.058 km WSW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 17082 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.739km SSE of Campo, CA · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.165km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 3.181km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.739km SSE of Campo, CA · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.914km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17079 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.014km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 3.183km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17073 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.941km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.710km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17122 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.59km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17122 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.79km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17122 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.75km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17123 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.151km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17123 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17123 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.611km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17124 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.810km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17124 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17124 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.918km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.018km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17126 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.07km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17130 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.051km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17130 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.955km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17130 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17131 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17132 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.57km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17132 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353751. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.