Mexico earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Mon, Jan 28, 1980, 4:55 AM PST (12:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 31km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-01-28 12:55:20 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.973° N, 116.304° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
276°, 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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.134km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.529km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.327km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.132km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.430km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.636km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17038 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.434km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.235km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.733km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.128km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.236km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.233km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.419km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 3.837km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.037km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17032 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.354km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17031 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17030 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.213km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.310km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.79km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.451km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17012 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17008 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.633km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17008 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.632km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17006 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.24km S of Ocotillo, CA · 17000 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 3.365km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17000 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.534km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16997 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 3.246km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.460km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.413km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16991 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.651km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16990 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.552km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16989 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.435km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.517km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16986 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.816km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16986 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.131km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.929km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16980 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.634km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16979 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.832km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17040 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.456km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17041 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.272km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.342km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.938km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.313km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.632km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.234km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17050 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.353km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17051 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.552km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17053 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.055km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17054 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.614km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17055 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17059 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.813km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17060 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17061 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17062 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17062 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17063 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

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