M2.3 earthquake 24km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Jun 20, 1986, 10:20 AM PDT (17:20 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-20 17:20:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.067° N, 116.531° 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
- 279°, 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: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.011km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14715 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.541km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.251km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.132km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14710 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.422km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14709 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.733km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.430km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.257km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14701 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.128km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.056km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.623km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.63km WSW of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.73km SW of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.82km E of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.44km WSW of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.14km WSW of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.02km WSW of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.34km WSW of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.02km WSW of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.34km SW of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.23km WSW of National City, CA · 14693 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.252km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.041km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14688 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.23km SW of National City, CA · 14687 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.530km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14687 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.833km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.968km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14678 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.83km ESE of Coronado, CA · 14674 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.114km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14671 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.216km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14671 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.021km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.422km SW of Coronado, CA · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.820km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.818km SW of Coronado, CA · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.718km W of Imperial Beach, CA · 14666 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.717km SW of Coronado, CA · 14666 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.045km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.322km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.320km SW of Coronado, CA · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.822km SW of Coronado, CA · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.526km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14659 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.322km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14657 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 3.020km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.28km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.451km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.622km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.612km SE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 14729 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.764km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.435 km SW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14737 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.227km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.97km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14739 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.476km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14740 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.58 km ESE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.964km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.259km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.565km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.468km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.841km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.362km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci126833. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.