M2.3 earthquake 41km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 41km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Dec 9, 1984, 2:28 AM PST (10:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 38km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-09 10:28:22 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.156° N, 116.343° 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
- 178°
- 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: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15272 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.530km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15272 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.838km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15272 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.344km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15272 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.939km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15272 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15271 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.531km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15271 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.532km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15271 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.651km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15270 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.541km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15270 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.120km ESE of Julian, CA · 15270 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.99km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15269 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.613km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15269 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.513km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15269 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15269 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.522km ESE of Julian, CA · 15268 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15268 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.322km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15268 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.845km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15268 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.642km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15268 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.865km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15267 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15265 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.825km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15265 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.125km ESE of Julian, CA · 15265 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.529km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15264 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.236km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15264 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.88km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15263 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.617km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15263 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.17km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15263 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.334km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15263 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15262 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.015km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15261 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.761km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15260 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.036km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15260 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15259 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.72km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15258 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15258 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15258 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15257 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15257 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.622km ESE of Julian, CA · 15257 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 15256 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.128km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15255 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.043km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15255 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15255 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15255 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.536km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15254 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.921km E of Julian, CA · 15254 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15253 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15253 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15253 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.471km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.319km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.414km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15250 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.415km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15250 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.838km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15249 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
The first 60 of 161.
Before
- 2.681km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15272 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.229km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15272 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.564km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15272 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.746km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15272 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15273 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.555km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15273 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.443km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15273 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.638km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15273 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.518km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15274 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.017km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15275 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.923km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15276 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.019km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15276 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.59km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15276 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.526km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15276 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.447km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15277 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.313km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15277 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.314km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15278 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.318km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15278 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15278 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.538km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15279 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
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