Mexico earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 46km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 46km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX on Tue, Apr 1, 1986, 3:40 AM PST (11:40 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 55km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-04-01 11:40:13 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.913° N, 117.245° 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
249°, 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 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.426 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14795 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.224km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.334km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14789 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.646km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14789 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.337km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14786 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.731km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 14777 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.731km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 14776 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.129km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 14773 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.312km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.855km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14760 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.232km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.313 km WNW of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.831km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.112km SSW of La Jolla, CA · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.035km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.159km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.325km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.341km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.846km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.438km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.334km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.227km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.435 km SW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14735 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.050km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.232km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14797 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.412km SSW of La Jolla, CA · 14798 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.628km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14800 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.714km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14801 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.552km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.629km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.431km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.128km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.048km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14805 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.846km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14805 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.375 km SW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.94km W of Chula Vista, CA · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.835km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14810 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.199km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 14822 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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