Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Mon, Aug 18, 1986, 3:10 PM PDT (22:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 38km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-08-18 22:10:26 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.920° N, 116.393° 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
323°, 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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.130km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.753km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.952km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14652 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.331km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14646 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.464km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14645 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.222km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14645 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.622km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.235km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.786km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.670km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.612km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.165km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.350km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.131km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14633 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.752km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.250km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.729km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 3.127km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.624km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14629 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.124km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.869km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.531km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.536km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.250km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.628km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14612 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.742km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.928km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14612 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.629km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.956km S of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.254km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.27km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14609 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.634km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.474km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.734km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14605 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.433km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14604 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.331km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14604 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.029km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.136km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.932km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.227km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14600 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.333km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14599 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.98km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14658 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.526km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.045km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.216km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14671 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.968km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14678 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.833km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.530km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci707344. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.