Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 40km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 40km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Jan 5, 1986, 10:10 PM PST (06:10 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 71km SW 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
1986-01-06 06:10:32 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.926° N, 116.204° 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
288°, 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: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.841km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14873 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.145km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14871 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.648km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14867 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14861 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.89km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14860 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.94km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14860 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.010km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.688km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.170km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 14856 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.47km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14856 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.69km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14856 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14854 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.071km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14850 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14850 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.635km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14850 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.873km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.760km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.952km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 4.471km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.067km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.271km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.772km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.426 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.851km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.668km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.768km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 3.131km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14839 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.926km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14833 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.725km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.324 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14832 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.761km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14829 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.782km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14829 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.461km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.33km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.525km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.171km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.716km WSW of Heber, CA · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.326km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.112km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.711km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.34km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14886 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.93km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14886 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.75km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14886 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.54km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14886 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.04km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14886 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci112711. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.