M2.5 earthquake 50km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 50km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, May 8, 1985, 4:46 PM PDT (23:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 76km E of Maneadero, 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
- 2.5 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-08 23:46:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.947° N, 116.096° 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
- 342°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.376km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.770km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.273km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.771km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.935km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.573km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.470km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.368km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.567km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.470km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.562km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.136km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.887km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.628km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.126km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.411km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.583km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.353km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15100 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.259km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15100 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.161km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.468km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.370km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.667km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.89km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.468km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.471km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.466km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.748km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.669km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.529km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.172km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15095 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
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