Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 66km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 66km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, May 2, 1986, 7:55 PM PDT (02:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-03 02:55:25 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.025° N, 115.946° 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
286°, 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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.738km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14763 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.616km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14761 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.152km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.817km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.817km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.191km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.968km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.472km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.890km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.992km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.663 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.0Baja California, Mexico · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.232km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.313 km WNW of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.831km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.992km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.991km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14757 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.023km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14756 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.97km SW of Heber, CA · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.413km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.610km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.263 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14755 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.790km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.889km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.545km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.245km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.782km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14753 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.661 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.035km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.915km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.688km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.496km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 3.098km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.544km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.891km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.912km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14749 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.325km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.318km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 3.013km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.341km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.438km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.68km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.334km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CA · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 3.362km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.841km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.468km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.99km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14741 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.565km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.790km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.37km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.95km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.012km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.46km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14765 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.252km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14767 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.456km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14767 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 14769 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.238km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14769 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.816km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14770 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.645km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.846km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14770 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.612km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14772 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.011km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14772 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.913km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14772 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.614km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.812km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.07km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.612km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123463. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.