Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 31km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 31km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Mar 22, 1986, 7:50 PM PST (03:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 55km WSW of Maneadero, 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
1986-03-23 03:50:58 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.980° N, 116.316° 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
215°, 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: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.552km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.714km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14802 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.628km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14800 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.816km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.232km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14797 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.050km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.946km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.426 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14795 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.224km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.559km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14790 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.83km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14790 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.259km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14790 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.334km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14790 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.646km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14789 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.337km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14787 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.346km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14786 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.752km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14785 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.712km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14784 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.671km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14781 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14780 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.112km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14776 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.335km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.338km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.270km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 3.222km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14772 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.846km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14770 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.645km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.816km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14769 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.238km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14769 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.456km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14767 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.252km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14767 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.46km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14765 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.790km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.666km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.738km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14763 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.616km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.152km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.817km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.817km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14760 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.855km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14760 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.191km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.968km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.472km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.890km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.992km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.663 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.0Baja California, Mexico · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.232km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.313 km WNW of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.128km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.048km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14805 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.846km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14806 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.835km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14811 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.273km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14812 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.540km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.769km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14820 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.65km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14820 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.858km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14821 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.572km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14825 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.438km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14825 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.537km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.972km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.872km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci119835. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.