Mexico earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, May 26, 1982, 4:58 AM PDT (11:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 71km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-26 11:58:36 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.014° N, 116.345° 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
270°, 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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.639km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16195 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.468km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16194 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.371km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16194 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.062km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16194 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.536km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.881km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16189 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.26km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.933km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.03km N of Imperial Beach, CA · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.141km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.247km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16174 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.427km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.637km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16170 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.38km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16169 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.314km WSW of Heber, CA · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.640km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16165 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.910km S of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16165 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.828km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16165 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16165 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.473km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.751km SE of Campo, CA · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.662km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16160 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.316km WSW of Heber, CA · 16160 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.141km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.947km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.32km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16157 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.952km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.583km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.813km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16153 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.24km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16152 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.72km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16150 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.465km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16150 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.417km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16148 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.835km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16145 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.435km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16145 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.946km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.640km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.439km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.056km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.834km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16204 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.578km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.667km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.130km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.421km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.213km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.711km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.656km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.638km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.029km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.951km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.362km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.946km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.356km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16220 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531375. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.