Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Mon, Jan 27, 1986, 11:03 AM PST (19:03 UTC), 5 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
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-01-27 19:03:22 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.820° N, 116.659° 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
310°, 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: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14859 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.314km SSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.071km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14853 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.635km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.873km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14852 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.760km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14851 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.952km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.471km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.067km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.271km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.772km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.426 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.851km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.668km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.768km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 3.356km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.324 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.761km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.782km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.938km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.58km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.251km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14828 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.771km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.872km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 3.972km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.438km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14825 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.572km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14825 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.858km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14822 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.769km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14820 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 3.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 14859 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.170km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14860 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.648km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.145km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14873 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.841km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.640km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.461km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.171km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.326km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14886 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci114678. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.