M2.2 earthquake 54km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 54km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Oct 5, 1986, 2:37 AM PDT (09:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 16km S of Puebla, 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
- 2.2 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-05 09:37:12 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.088° N, 116.110° 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
- 220°, 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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.27km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.634km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.474km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.811km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.716km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.716km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.015km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.412km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.315km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.611km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.011km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.016km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.734km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14605 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.912km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.411km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.433km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14604 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.331km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14604 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.217km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14603 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.721km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.821km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14603 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.029km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.136km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.932km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.227km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14600 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.223km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14600 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.333km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14599 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.98km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.224km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14598 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.015km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14597 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.167km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14596 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.315km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14596 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.527km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14595 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.731km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14595 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.645km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.526km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14593 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.88km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14592 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.373km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.127km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14591 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.614km SE of Campo, CA · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.79km W of Ocotillo, CA · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.784km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14589 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.012km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.141km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14585 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.622km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14582 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.937km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.59km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.429km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14578 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.513km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14578 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14578 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.517km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14576 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.911km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14576 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.329km SE of Campo, CA · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14574 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.212km W of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.614km WSW of Heber, CA · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.17km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
The first 60 of 91.
Before
- 2.629km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.928km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14612 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.313km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.742km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.628km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14612 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.924km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14613 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.250km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.39km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.219km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14615 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.29km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.15km SSW of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.827km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14617 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.49km ENE of Heber, CA · 14618 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.86km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.38km ENE of Heber, CA · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.536km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.531km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.313km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.869km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci710296. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.