Mexico earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 31km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 31km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Mar 28, 1985, 6:46 PM PST (02:46 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 70km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-29 02:46:52 UTC
Depth
23.6 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.039° N, 116.361° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.625km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.652km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.736km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.786km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.755km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.761km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.85km SW of Alpine, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.654km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.556km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15145 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.225km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.362km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.031km S of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.05km W of Chula Vista, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.44km N of Imperial Beach, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.866km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.014km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.942km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.87km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.659km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.87km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15133 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.113km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15133 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.615km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.436km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15131 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15129 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.22km W of Chula Vista, CA · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15126 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.756km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.029km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.612km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.144km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.823km ENE of Campo, CA · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 4.970km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 3.269km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 3.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 3.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 4.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 3.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 3.068km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.562km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.867km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.569km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 3.050km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15158 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.010km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 15159 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.75km NNE of Imperial Beach, CA · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.03km WNW of Chula Vista, CA · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.54km NNE of Imperial Beach, CA · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.870km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.521km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.01km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15162 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.124km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.542km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15166 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.323km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.96km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15170 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.028km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15172 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15172 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63375 (also filed as usp0002d9d). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.