Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 41km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 41km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Dec 27, 1983, 7:04 PM PST (03:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 41km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-28 03:04:11 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.020° N, 116.221° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
298°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.539km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.616km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.055km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.053 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.228km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.954km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.745km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.088km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15608 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.838km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.028km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.628km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.845km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.863km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15604 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.117km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.638km SSE of Campo, CA · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.28km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.832km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.625km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15597 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.528km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15596 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.831km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.750km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15592 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.625km SE of Campo, CA · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.320km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15589 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.018km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.544km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15586 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.840km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15586 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15586 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.25km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15586 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.625km ESE of Campo, CA · 15585 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.851km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15585 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.115km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.756km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.926km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.878km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.635km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.624km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.545km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.325km ESE of Campo, CA · 15581 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.99km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15581 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.130km SSE of Campo, CA · 15581 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.921km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15581 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.642km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15581 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.748km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15580 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 3.062km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.513km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15579 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.534km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15579 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.66km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.870km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.85km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15575 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.739km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15574 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.213km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 3.541km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15570 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 3.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.536km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.770km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15622 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.94km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.756km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.124km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15626 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.122km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15626 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15627 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15628 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.34km S of Pine Valley, CA · 15628 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.758km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.638km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.048km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.822km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15632 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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