Mexico earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 35km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 35km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Dec 30, 1982, 10:32 AM PST (18:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 72km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-30 18:32:01 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.001° N, 116.286° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
274°, 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: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.539km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15977 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.571km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.335km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15974 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.53km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.15km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15972 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.062 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15969 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.616km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.487km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.054km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.055km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.537km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.866km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.538km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15965 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 4.472km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15961 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.394km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15961 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15961 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.585km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.360km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.695km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.861km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.921km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.516km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15953 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 3.2Baja California, Mexico · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 3.063km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.777km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.531km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15948 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.912km ESE of Alpine, CA · 15942 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15940 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.67km E of Campo, CA · 15939 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.389km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.790km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.284km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15933 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.456km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15933 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.79km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.515km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15929 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.916km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15929 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.537km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 3.312km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15927 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.092km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.050km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15926 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.613km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15924 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 3.070km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15924 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.310km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15924 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.413km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15924 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 3.18km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15924 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.911km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15924 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.826km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15923 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.389km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15922 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.268km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15921 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.917km NW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.911km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.594km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.568 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.956km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.458km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.780km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.867 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.325km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15987 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.346km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15987 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.746km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.771km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15989 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.475 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15989 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.6101km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.992km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.569 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci500694. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.