Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 50km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 50km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Dec 9, 1983, 11:36 PM PST (07:36 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 10km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-10 07:36:17 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.924° N, 116.092° 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
0°
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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.510km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.258km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.822km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15624 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.048km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15622 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.638km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.758km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.122km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15618 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.756km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.94km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.770km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.536km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.539km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.616km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.055km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 3.053 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.228km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.954km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.745km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 3.088km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15600 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.69km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15600 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.838km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.028km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15599 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.628km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.845km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.310km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.863km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15596 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.117km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15595 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.638km SSE of Campo, CA · 15595 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.28km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15595 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15594 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15592 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.832km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15590 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.625km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.528km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.910km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15587 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.831km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15585 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.750km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.625km SE of Campo, CA · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.320km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 3.018km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15579 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.544km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.840km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.25km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15577 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.750km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.053km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.732km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.010km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.39km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.098km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.531km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.870km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.830km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.639km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.540km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.96km E of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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