M3.1 earthquake 28km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

3.1 (Mc), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jul 8, 1986, 3:45 PM PDT

UTC

1986-07-08 22:45:35 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.964° N, 116.342° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

298°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast26 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast86 kmSE

After

1. 3.056km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jul 9, 1:35 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
2. 2.623km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 11, 12:11 AM PDT · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 14, 12:03 AM PDT · 14691 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
4. 3.252km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jul 16, 12:08 AM PDT · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
5. 3.041km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jul 17, 6:56 AM PDT · 14688 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
6. 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 14687 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.530km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXSat, Jul 19, 6:52 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jul 23, 11:48 AM PDT · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jul 23, 8:40 PM PDT · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
10. 1.833km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 27, 2:13 PM PDT · 14678 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.968km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 28, 9:42 AM PDT · 14677 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Aug 1, 11:41 PM PDT · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.216km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 4, 10:53 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
14. 3.045km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Aug 10, 8:12 AM PDT · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.526km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Aug 13, 9:43 AM PDT · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
16. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 16, 3:59 PM PDT · 14658 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.322km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Aug 18, 3:10 PM PDT · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.130km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXTue, Aug 19, 2:08 PM PDT · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
19. 3.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Aug 20, 11:57 PM PDT · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.753km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Aug 21, 6:23 AM PDT · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
21. 1.952km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Aug 23, 12:18 PM PDT · 14651 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
22. 2.331km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 29, 11:36 AM PDT · 14645 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
23. 2.464km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Aug 29, 11:54 PM PDT · 14644 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
24. 2.222km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 1:03 PM PDT · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.622km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 6:30 PM PDT · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
26. 2.235km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 3, 9:02 AM PDT · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
27. 2.786km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 3, 1:07 PM PDT · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jul 5, 5:48 AM PDT · 14700 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 4, 6:24 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 4, 5:03 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.257km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jul 1, 5:22 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
5. 2.784km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jul 1, 3:31 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.430km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jul 1, 8:59 AM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
7. 3.733km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 29, 8:00 AM PDT · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.422km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Jun 27, 7:39 PM PDT · 14708 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.132km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jun 25, 9:05 PM PDT · 14709 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.990km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jun 25, 1:19 AM PDT · 14710 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jun 24, 9:16 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.694km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jun 24, 8:32 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
13. 3.251km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jun 22, 2:51 AM PDT · 14713 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.541km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jun 21, 8:56 PM PDT · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.324km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 20, 10:20 AM PDT · 14715 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.28km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jun 16, 12:12 AM PDT · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 15, 8:01 PM PDT · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
18. 3.451km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Jun 10, 6:42 AM PDT · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci701156. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC.