Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Jan 12, 1985, 8:19 PM PST (04:19 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6km W of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-13 04:19:38 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.010° N, 116.351° 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
281°, 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: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.542km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15234 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.320km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15233 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.99km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.864km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.55km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.66km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15228 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.642km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15227 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.914km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.360km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.04km ENE of Imperial Beach, CA · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.726km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.425km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.526km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.622km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.525km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.626km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.015km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.922km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.350km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.928km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.121km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.722km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.726km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.821km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.321km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.624km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.426km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.725km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.527km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.839km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.817km SE of Campo, CA · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 3.155km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.857km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.735km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15214 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.813km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15213 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.86km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15213 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.76km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.76km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 3.052km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.624km SE of Campo, CA · 15211 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.821km ESE of Campo, CA · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.05km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.25km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.643km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.86km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15210 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.584km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.79km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.924km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15208 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.723km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.617km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.749km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.383km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.624km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15238 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.744km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15239 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15240 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.623km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15242 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.96km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15243 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.016km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15246 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.266km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15247 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.838km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15247 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.415km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15247 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.414km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15247 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.319km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15248 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15248 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.471km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15249 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.536km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.043km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15253 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.128km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15253 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58389. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.