M2.8 earthquake 26km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 19, 1986, 2:20 PM PST

UTC

1986-11-19 22:20:26 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.948° N, 116.358° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

299°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast24 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast87 kmSE

After

1. 2.221km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Nov 19, 2:37 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.732km SE of Campo, CAWed, Nov 19, 9:37 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
3. 2.029km SE of Campo, CAFri, Nov 21, 6:43 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
4. 2.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 23, 11:44 PM PST · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
5. 3.242km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Dec 2, 5:15 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.327km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 5, 12:56 AM PST · 14549 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
7. 3.154km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 4:48 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 3:45 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
9. 3.044km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 6:36 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 9:25 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.624km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 10:24 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
12. 3.018km SE of Campo, CAThu, Dec 11, 7:03 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.118km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 12, 7:59 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.032km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 15, 5:39 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.773km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 15, 11:16 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.936km SSE of Campo, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:32 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
17. 1.914km W of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 29, 9:35 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.55km WSW of Pine Valley, CAFri, Jan 2, 7:54 AM PST · 14520 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.922km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 5, 7:14 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
20. 3.015km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 8, 2:33 AM PST · 14515 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
21. 2.949km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 8, 1:24 PM PST · 14514 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.932km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jan 8, 6:10 PM PST · 14514 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
23. 3.427km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 10, 10:03 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.832km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 10, 10:28 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
25. 2.726km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 10, 1:29 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
26. 2.68km WSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 11, 1:20 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
27. 3.139km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jan 14, 4:29 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
28. 3.153km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jan 17, 3:52 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

Before

1. 2.236km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Nov 19, 6:00 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.229km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 16, 5:16 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Nov 13, 9:13 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 13, 2:49 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
5. 2.245km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 12, 8:25 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.423km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXTue, Nov 11, 5:46 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.152km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Nov 11, 5:29 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
8. 2.746km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Nov 10, 4:41 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.329km SE of Campo, CASat, Nov 8, 1:01 AM PST · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 5, 4:25 AM PST · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.429km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MXTue, Nov 4, 1:03 PM PST · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.59km ESE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Nov 3, 3:54 PM PST · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.937km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXMon, Nov 3, 1:26 PM PST · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.141km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 28, 9:45 PM PST · 14586 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.784km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Oct 24, 4:48 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.79km W of Ocotillo, CAFri, Oct 24, 12:35 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.614km SE of Campo, CAThu, Oct 23, 4:49 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
18. 3.373km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 22, 1:43 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.88km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Oct 21, 7:49 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
20. 2.526km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 20, 9:36 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci713318. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.