M2.7 earthquake 27km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 27km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 7:39 PM PST (03:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 7km SSW of Primo Tapia, 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
- 2.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-06 03:39:04 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.987° N, 116.365° 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
- 166°
- 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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.05km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15179 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.982km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15178 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.85km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.626km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.037km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.96km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.323km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15165 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.542km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.124km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.01km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15161 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.521km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.870km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.54km NNE of Imperial Beach, CA · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.03km WNW of Chula Vista, CA · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.75km NNE of Imperial Beach, CA · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.010km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 15158 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.050km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.331km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15157 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.625km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.652km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.736km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.786km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.755km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.761km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.85km SW of Alpine, CA · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.654km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.556km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.225km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15140 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.362km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.031km S of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.05km W of Chula Vista, CA · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.44km N of Imperial Beach, CA · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.866km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.014km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.942km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.87km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.659km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.113km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15132 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.436km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15129 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15127 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.22km W of Chula Vista, CA · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.756km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.029km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 3.071km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.428km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.118km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15181 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.568km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15181 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.023km ESE of Campo, CA · 15184 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.530km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.322km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15187 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.321km SE of Campo, CA · 15187 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.546km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.874km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.426km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.77km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.536km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.429km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.822km ESE of Campo, CA · 15191 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.622km ESE of Campo, CA · 15193 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.823km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15194 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.823km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62097. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.