M2.1 earthquake 41km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 41km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Oct 28, 1986, 9:45 PM PST (05:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 42km 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
- 2.1 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-29 05:45:21 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.967° N, 116.196° 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
- 128°
- 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: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.937km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.59km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.429km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14578 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.911km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14576 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.329km SE of Campo, CA · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.212km W of Heber, CA · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.614km WSW of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.013km WSW of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.711km SW of El Centro, CA · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.813km WSW of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.514km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14574 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.613km WSW of Heber, CA · 14573 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.412km WSW of Heber, CA · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.746km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.117km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.152km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.423km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14572 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.245km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14571 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.917km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.229km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.236km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.221km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.732km SE of Campo, CA · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.815km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.029km SE of Campo, CA · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.25km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.242km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.327km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14549 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.712km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14547 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.421km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14546 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.154km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.044km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.624km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.018km SE of Campo, CA · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.118km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.032km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.773km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.936km SSE of Campo, CA · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 2.784km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.79km W of Ocotillo, CA · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.614km SE of Campo, CA · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.373km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.88km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14593 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.526km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.645km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.731km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14595 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.527km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14596 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.315km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14597 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.167km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.015km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14598 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.98km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14600 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.333km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14600 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.227km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.932km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.136km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.029km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.217km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14603 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
Earthquakes todayMexico earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci711962. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.