Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 31km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 31km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, May 20, 1984, 2:17 AM PDT (09:17 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 67km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-05-20 09:17:58 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.998° N, 116.327° 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: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.343km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15475 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.610km WSW of Pine Valley, CA · 15475 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.353km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15474 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.432km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15473 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.154km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15472 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.556km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15472 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.532km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15472 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.430km SE of Campo, CA · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.336km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.529km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15470 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.629km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15470 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.424km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 15469 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15469 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.446km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15469 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.349km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.648km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.149km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.346km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.458km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.250km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15467 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15467 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.737km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15466 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.031km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15466 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15465 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15465 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.248km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15465 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.351 km SW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 15465 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 3.248km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15464 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.358km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15464 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15464 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.246km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15464 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.62km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15464 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.626km ESE of Campo, CA · 15463 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.431km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15463 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.220km S of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15462 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.443km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15462 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.234km SE of Campo, CA · 15461 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.426km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15461 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.446km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15461 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15461 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.341km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15460 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 3.842km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15460 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.558km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15460 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.359km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15460 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15460 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.348km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15458 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 3.967 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 15458 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.988km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15458 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15457 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.471km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15456 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.759km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15456 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.753km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15456 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.366km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15456 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.741km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15455 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.240km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15452 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.630km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15475 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.913km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 15475 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15476 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.243km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15478 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.810km WSW of Pine Valley, CA · 15478 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.336km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15479 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.718km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15479 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15479 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.714km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15479 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15479 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.519km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 15480 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.734km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15480 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.543km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15481 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.97km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15481 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.613km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15481 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.146km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15481 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.535km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15482 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.238km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15483 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.520km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15483 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.120km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15483 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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