M2.9 earthquake 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jul 23, 1986, 11:48 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-23 18:48:49 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.996° N, 116.296° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

296°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast32 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast87 kmSE

After

1. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jul 23, 8:40 PM PDT · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.833km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 27, 2:13 PM PDT · 14678 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.968km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 28, 9:42 AM PDT · 14677 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
4. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Aug 1, 11:41 PM PDT · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.121km WSW of El Centro, CASat, Aug 2, 7:55 AM PDT · 14672 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.114km NNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Aug 4, 2:40 AM PDT · 14671 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.216km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 4, 10:53 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
8. 3.045km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Aug 10, 8:12 AM PDT · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.526km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Aug 13, 9:43 AM PDT · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
10. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 16, 3:59 PM PDT · 14658 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Aug 16, 7:44 PM PDT · 14658 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.322km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Aug 18, 3:10 PM PDT · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.130km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXTue, Aug 19, 2:08 PM PDT · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
14. 3.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Aug 20, 11:57 PM PDT · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.753km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Aug 21, 6:23 AM PDT · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.952km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Aug 23, 12:18 PM PDT · 14651 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.331km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 29, 11:36 AM PDT · 14645 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
18. 2.464km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Aug 29, 11:54 PM PDT · 14645 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.222km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 1:03 PM PDT · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
20. 2.622km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 6:30 PM PDT · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
21. 1.915km W of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Aug 31, 6:00 AM PDT · 14643 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.235km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 3, 9:02 AM PDT · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.786km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 3, 1:07 PM PDT · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.670km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 7, 8:05 AM PDT · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
25. 2.612km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Sep 8, 6:52 PM PDT · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
26. 3.165km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 9, 1:42 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
27. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 9, 1:50 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
28. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 9, 2:21 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
29. 2.350km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Sep 9, 2:23 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
30. 2.131km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 7:48 AM PDT · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
31. 2.752km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 6:37 PM PDT · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
32. 2.250km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Sep 12, 10:33 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
33. 2.016km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 5:49 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
34. 2.729km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 8:21 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
35. 3.127km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 9:23 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.624km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 10:02 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
37. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 15, 9:07 AM PDT · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
38. 2.124km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 17, 5:14 PM PDT · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
39. 2.869km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Sep 20, 12:18 AM PDT · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
40. 2.531km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 21, 6:34 AM PDT · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

Before

1. 2.530km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXSat, Jul 19, 6:52 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
2. 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 14688 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
3. 3.041km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jul 17, 6:56 AM PDT · 14688 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
4. 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
5. 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 14, 12:03 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.623km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 11, 12:11 AM PDT · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
7. 3.056km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jul 9, 1:35 AM PDT · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
8. 3.128km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jul 8, 3:45 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jul 5, 5:48 AM PDT · 14700 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 4, 6:24 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 4, 5:03 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
12. 2.257km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jul 1, 5:22 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.784km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jul 1, 3:31 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.430km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jul 1, 8:59 AM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
15. 3.733km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 29, 8:00 AM PDT · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.422km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Jun 27, 7:39 PM PDT · 14708 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.132km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jun 25, 9:05 PM PDT · 14710 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.990km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jun 25, 1:19 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jun 24, 9:16 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.694km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jun 24, 8:32 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci704213. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.