Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 45km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 45km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Jan 12, 1986, 8:40 PM PST (04:40 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
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-01-13 04:40:41 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.063° N, 116.198° 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
293°, 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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.648km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.69km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.89km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14861 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.94km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14861 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.010km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14861 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.688km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.170km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 14857 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.47km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.69km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14855 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.414km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14855 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.113km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14854 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.118km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14853 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.111km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.071km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14851 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.635km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.873km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.760km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.952km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.38km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 4.471km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.067km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 4.271km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.772km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.426 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.851km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 3.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.668km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.768km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.88km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 3.131km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.926km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14833 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.725km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.324 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14833 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.841km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14874 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.640km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.461km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.33km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.525km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.171km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.716km WSW of Heber, CA · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.326km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.112km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.222km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14885 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.711km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.34km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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