M2.2 earthquake 31km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 31km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Nov 10, 1979, 10:10 AM PST (18:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 13km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-10 18:10:43 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.967° N, 116.315° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 280°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17121 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.513km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17120 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.518km ESE of Pine Valley, CA · 17120 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.939km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.449km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.546km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.013km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.140km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.842km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17117 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.522km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17115 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17114 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17111 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17111 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.125km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17110 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.746km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17106 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.89km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17105 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.913km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.434km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17103 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.111km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17103 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17103 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17102 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.676km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17102 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.611km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17102 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.636km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17098 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17097 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.047km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17093 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17092 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.038km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.312km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17091 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17091 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.610km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17091 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.058 km WSW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 17089 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.739km SSE of Campo, CA · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.165km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.181km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.739km SSE of Campo, CA · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.914km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17086 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.183km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17079 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.111km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17077 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.517km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.930km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.710km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.223km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17070 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.813km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17067 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17066 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
The first 60 of 61.
Before
- 1.649km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17125 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.651km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17125 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.720km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17126 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.449km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17127 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.941km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.151km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17130 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17130 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.918km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17133 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.018km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17133 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.341km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 17134 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17136 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.051km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17137 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.955km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17137 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17139 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17139 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.351km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.248km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.850km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.531km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
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