M3.0 earthquake 44km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

3.0 (Mc), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Dec 8, 1986, 6:36 PM PST

UTC

1986-12-09 02:36:40 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.916° N, 116.154° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

0

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast42 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast103 kmSW

After

1. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 9:25 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.624km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 10:24 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
3. 3.018km SE of Campo, CAThu, Dec 11, 7:03 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.118km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 12, 7:59 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.032km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 15, 5:39 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.773km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 15, 11:16 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
7. 2.936km SSE of Campo, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:32 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.914km W of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 29, 9:35 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.922km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 5, 7:14 PM PST · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
10. 3.015km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 8, 2:33 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.949km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 8, 1:24 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
12. 2.932km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jan 8, 6:10 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
13. 3.427km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 10, 10:03 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.832km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 10, 10:28 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.726km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 10, 1:29 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.68km WSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 11, 1:20 PM PST · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
17. 3.139km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jan 14, 4:29 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
18. 3.153km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jan 17, 3:52 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
19. 3.131km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jan 20, 5:39 AM PST · 14502 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
20. 2.27km WSW of Calexico, CAThu, Jan 22, 12:29 PM PST · 14500 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
21. 3.040km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jan 25, 3:05 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
22. 3.032km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jan 26, 7:58 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
23. 3.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 26, 7:41 PM PST · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
24. 2.38km SW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 28, 2:47 PM PST · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
25. 3.273km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 1:38 AM PST · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
26. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 9:15 AM PST · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
27. 3.272km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 2:16 PM PST · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
28. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 11:37 PM PST · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 2, 5:01 AM PST · 14489 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
30. 3.312km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Feb 6, 3:58 AM PST · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
31. 3.212km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Feb 6, 9:04 AM PST · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 3:45 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
2. 3.154km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 4:48 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.327km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 5, 12:56 AM PST · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
4. 3.242km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Dec 2, 5:15 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
5. 3.25km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Dec 1, 4:41 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 23, 11:44 PM PST · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.029km SE of Campo, CAFri, Nov 21, 6:43 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.815km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Nov 20, 12:02 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.732km SE of Campo, CAWed, Nov 19, 9:37 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.221km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Nov 19, 2:37 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Nov 19, 2:20 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.236km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Nov 19, 6:00 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
13. 2.229km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 16, 5:16 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Nov 13, 9:13 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.917km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Nov 13, 8:43 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 13, 2:49 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.245km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 12, 8:25 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.423km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXTue, Nov 11, 5:46 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
19. 2.152km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Nov 11, 5:29 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.117km W of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Nov 11, 5:14 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714360. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.