Mexico earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 55km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 55km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Mon, May 5, 1986, 8:40 PM PDT (03:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-06 03:40:21 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.567° N, 117.121° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.77ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · 5 stations
3.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.232km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.313 km WNW of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 14759 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.831km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14759 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.035km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14754 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.159km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.325km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14747 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.341km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14747 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.846km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.438km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.334km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14744 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.841km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.58 km ESE of San Vicente, Mexico · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.227km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.435 km SW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14737 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.612km SE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 14729 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.451km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.28km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.324km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14716 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.541km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.251km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.132km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.422km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14709 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.733km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.738km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.752km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.337km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14788 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.646km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.334km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123749 (also filed as usp0002tjr). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.