Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, May 5, 1985, 12:20 AM PDT (07:20 UTC), 6 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
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-05 07:20:54 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.989° N, 116.179° 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
284°, 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.823km ENE of Campo, CA · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.970km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.269km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.068km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.562km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.867km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.569km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 3.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.668km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 3.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.464km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 3.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.070km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.962km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.265km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.269km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 3.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.87km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15119 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.572km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 3.233km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.268km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.872km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.466km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.623km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.765km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.876km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.051km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.612km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.029km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15124 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.756km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15125 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15132 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.436km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.615km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15135 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.113km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15135 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.87km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15135 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.659km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.87km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.014km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.866km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.031km S of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.362km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci65687. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.