Mexico earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, May 8, 1986, 9:38 PM PDT (04:38 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 33km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-09 04:38:44 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.006° N, 116.324° 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
281°, 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: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km WNW of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.831km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.992km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.991km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14756 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.023km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14756 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.413km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.610km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.263 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14755 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.790km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.889km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.545km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.245km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.782km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.661 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.035km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.915km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.688km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.496km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 3.098km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.544km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.891km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.325km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.318km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.013km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.341km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.846km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.438km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.334km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.362km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.841km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.468km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.565km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.259km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.964km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14739 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 3.58 km ESE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.595km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14739 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14739 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.476km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.97km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.227km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.435 km SW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14735 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.764km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.612km SE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 14728 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 3.451km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.69km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.28km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.324km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14715 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.541km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 3.251km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14713 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.694km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 3.0Baja California, Mexico · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.663 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.992km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.890km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.472km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.968km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.191km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.855km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14760 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.817km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14760 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.817km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.152km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.616km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.738km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14763 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.666km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.790km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.46km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14765 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away

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