M2.6 earthquake 25km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 25km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Jan 17, 1984, 9:40 PM PST (05:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 41km ENE of Ensenada, 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
- 2.6 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-18 05:40:19 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.078° N, 116.523° 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
- 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: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.925km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.528km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.831km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15595 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.750km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15594 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.625km SE of Campo, CA · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.320km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15591 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.018km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15590 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.544km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.840km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.625km ESE of Campo, CA · 15587 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.851km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15587 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.115km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.756km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15586 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.926km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15586 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.878km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15586 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.635km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15585 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.624km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15585 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.326km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15584 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.026km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15584 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.545km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.325km ESE of Campo, CA · 15584 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.130km SSE of Campo, CA · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.921km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.642km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.46km SSE of Coronado, CA · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.748km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.062km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15582 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.534km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.125km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15581 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.66km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15581 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.870km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.816km W of Imperial Beach, CA · 15579 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.85km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15577 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.739km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.925km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15576 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.541km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15572 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.941km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15572 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.176km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15571 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.441km SSE of Campo, CA · 15571 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.543km SSE of Campo, CA · 15571 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.537km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15570 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.125km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15570 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.960km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.763km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15567 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.543km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15565 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.864km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15565 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.325km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.325km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15559 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.054km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15559 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15559 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15559 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.533km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15558 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.415km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15558 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.970km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15558 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
The first 60 of 86.
Before
- 2.832km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.638km SSE of Campo, CA · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.117km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.863km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.845km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15608 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.52km N of Chula Vista, CA · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.628km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.028km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.838km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.745km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15612 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.954km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.228km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.86km WNW of Imperial Beach, CA · 15614 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.055km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
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