Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 28km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 28km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, May 17, 1985, 10:57 PM PDT (05:57 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 71km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-18 05:57:40 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.958° N, 116.339° 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
180°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.126km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15109 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15109 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.411km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.583km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.353km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.259km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.348km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.161km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.468km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.370km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 3.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.667km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.468km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.471km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.466km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.748km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.669km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.529km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 3.172km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.370km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.437km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.515km W of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.568km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.565km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.272km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.765km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.458km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.129km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.572km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.151km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.859km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 3.973km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.562km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.324km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.469km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.248km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.887km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15109 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.136km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.562km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.470km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.567km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.368km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.470km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.573km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.935km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.771km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.273km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.770km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.376km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci66676. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.