M2.3 earthquake 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Mon, Mar 1, 1982, 9:01 AM PST (17:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 51km E of Maneadero, 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
- 2.3 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-01 17:01:22 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.951° N, 116.313° 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.
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 299°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16274 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16270 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.495km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16260 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.134km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.059km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.922km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16252 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.655km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16250 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.866km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16249 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.052km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.126km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.240km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.840km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.840km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.323km SE of Campo, CA · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.539km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16244 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.657km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.770km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.748km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16241 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.230km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16241 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.259km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.356km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16236 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16235 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.66km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16234 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.438km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16233 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.672km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.256km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16226 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.130km SE of Campo, CA · 16226 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.467km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16223 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 2.370km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.915km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.02km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16279 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.433km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16281 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.013km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.936km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.816km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.814km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.224km SE of Campo, CA · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.022km ESE of Campo, CA · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.116km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.533km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.48km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.318km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.028km ESE of Campo, CA · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
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