M1.8 earthquake 33km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 33km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Jul 27, 1986, 2:13 PM PDT (21:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 54km E of Maneadero, 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
- 1.8 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-27 21:13:28 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.120° N, 116.427° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.1 km horizontally, 17.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 314°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.968km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14677 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.317km SE of Julian, CA · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.83km ESE of Coronado, CA · 14673 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.121km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14672 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.114km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14670 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.216km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.021km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14666 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.422km SW of Coronado, CA · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.820km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14666 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.818km SW of Coronado, CA · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.718km W of Imperial Beach, CA · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.717km SW of Coronado, CA · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.045km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.322km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.320km SW of Coronado, CA · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.822km SW of Coronado, CA · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.526km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14658 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.322km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.130km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.617km SE of Julian, CA · 14654 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.753km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.418km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14652 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.952km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14651 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.819km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14650 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.517km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14650 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.517km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14647 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.418km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14646 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.118km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14646 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.24km WSW of Coronado, CA · 14646 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.331km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14645 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.017km SW of Coronado, CA · 14645 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.464km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14644 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.222km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.622km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.517km SW of Coronado, CA · 14643 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.235km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.416km SW of Coronado, CA · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.316km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.918km SW of Coronado, CA · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.670km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.516km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.612km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.165km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.350km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.028km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14634 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.322km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14633 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.131km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.752km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.250km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.016km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.729km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.127km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.624km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.28km SSW of Coronado, CA · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of 66.
Before
- 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.818km W of El Centro, CA · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.530km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.23km SW of National City, CA · 14686 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14687 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.041km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14688 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.252km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14691 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.23km WSW of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.34km SW of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.02km WSW of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.34km WSW of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.02km WSW of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.14km WSW of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.44km WSW of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.82km E of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.73km SW of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.63km WSW of National City, CA · 14692 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.623km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
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