M2.4 earthquake 38km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, May 21, 1986, 1:28 AM PDT

UTC

1986-05-21 08:28:19 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.051° N, 116.284° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

271°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast36 kmNE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast84 kmSE

After

1. 2.334km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, May 23, 2:32 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
2. 3.362km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 23, 9:02 PM PDT · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
3. 2.841km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 24, 12:34 AM PDT · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.468km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 24, 9:45 PM PDT · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.99km WSW of El Centro, CASun, May 25, 8:05 AM PDT · 14742 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.565km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 26, 2:02 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
7. 2.259km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 26, 4:36 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.964km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 26, 5:07 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
9. 3.58 km ESE of San Vicente, MexicoMon, May 26, 5:49 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 26, 6:44 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.595km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 27, 3:29 AM PDT · 14740 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 14739 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.476km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 27, 4:15 PM PDT · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
14. 1.97km S of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 28, 12:45 PM PDT · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.227km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MXThu, May 29, 6:24 PM PDT · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
16. 2.435 km SW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), MexicoFri, May 30, 3:24 PM PDT · 14736 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.764km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jun 4, 3:07 AM PDT · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
18. 2.612km SE of Tijuana, B.C., MXSat, Jun 7, 4:29 AM PDT · 14729 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.622km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Jun 8, 4:18 PM PDT · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.69km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jun 15, 11:44 AM PDT · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
21. 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 15, 8:01 PM PDT · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
22. 2.28km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jun 16, 12:12 AM PDT · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
23. 3.020km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Jun 16, 12:59 AM PDT · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.324km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 20, 10:20 AM PDT · 14715 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
25. 2.011km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Jun 21, 6:45 AM PDT · 14715 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
26. 2.541km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jun 21, 8:56 PM PDT · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
27. 3.251km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jun 22, 2:51 AM PDT · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.694km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jun 24, 8:32 AM PDT · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jun 24, 9:16 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
30. 2.990km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jun 25, 1:19 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.132km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jun 25, 9:05 PM PDT · 14710 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.422km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Jun 27, 7:39 PM PDT · 14708 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
33. 3.733km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 29, 8:00 AM PDT · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.430km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jul 1, 8:59 AM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
35. 2.784km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jul 1, 3:31 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.257km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jul 1, 5:22 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
37. 2.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 4, 5:03 AM PDT · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
38. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 4, 6:24 AM PDT · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jul 5, 5:48 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
40. 3.128km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jul 8, 3:45 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
41. 3.056km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jul 9, 1:35 AM PDT · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
42. 2.623km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 11, 12:11 AM PDT · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
43. 1.915km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jul 13, 1:04 AM PDT · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
44. 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 14, 12:03 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
45. 3.252km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jul 16, 12:08 AM PDT · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
46. 3.041km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jul 17, 6:56 AM PDT · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
47. 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 14688 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
48. 2.530km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXSat, Jul 19, 6:52 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
49. 1.818km W of El Centro, CASun, Jul 20, 12:44 AM PDT · 14686 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 2.846km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, May 21, 12:12 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.341km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXTue, May 20, 9:13 PM PDT · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
3. 3.013km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 20, 8:05 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.318km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 20, 6:56 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
5. 2.325km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MXTue, May 20, 4:24 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.826km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 19, 7:32 AM PDT · 14748 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.027km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 19, 4:23 AM PDT · 14748 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 19, 4:22 AM PDT · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.891km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 16, 1:50 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.544km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, May 16, 12:11 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
11. 3.098km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, May 16, 8:16 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 7:08 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.649km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 6:15 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 4:18 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.496km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 9:58 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.688km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 7:26 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 10:54 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.915km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 12:26 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.035km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 11:40 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.661 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoTue, May 13, 10:07 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124960. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.