Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 55km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 55km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Apr 5, 1985, 5:51 PM PST (01:51 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-06 01:51:01 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.061° N, 116.087° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
143°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.761km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.654km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.24km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15146 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.436km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15145 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.556km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15145 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.225km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.760km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.362km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.031km S of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.68km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.866km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.014km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.68km NE of Calexico, CA · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.87km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.659km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.87km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15134 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.113km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.615km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.436km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15131 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 15131 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15129 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15126 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.68km W of Imperial, CA · 15124 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.756km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.029km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.612km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.144km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.823km ENE of Campo, CA · 15120 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 4.970km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.269km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 3.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 3.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 4.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 3.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 3.068km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.562km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.867km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.569km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.611km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.68km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.786km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.736km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.652km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.625km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15157 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15158 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.331km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15159 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.050km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.010km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 15159 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.78km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.57km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.870km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.521km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.01km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15163 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.124km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.542km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15166 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63808 (also filed as usp0002dgz). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.