Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 35km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 35km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 2, 1986, 3:04 PM PST (23:04 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 71km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-02 23:04:59 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.268° N, 116.531° 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
136°
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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.873km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.760km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14844 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.952km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14844 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.471km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.067km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.271km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.772km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.426 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.851km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.671km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.668km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.668km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.671km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14841 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.768km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14841 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.369km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.969km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.625km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14839 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14839 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.356km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 14839 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.013km SW of Coronado, CA · 14835 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 3.940km WSW of Coronado, CA · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.926km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14829 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.725km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.324 km SSW of Benito García (El Zorrillo), Mexico · 14828 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14828 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14827 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.761km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14825 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.938km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.58km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14823 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14822 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.116km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14822 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.251km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14822 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.68km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14821 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.771km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14821 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.872km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14821 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14821 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 3.972km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14821 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 3.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14821 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14821 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.019km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14820 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14819 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.438km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14819 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.572km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.913km E of Julian, CA · 14817 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.071km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.118km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.314km SSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.69km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.47km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14852 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 14853 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.170km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.214km W of Imperial Beach, CA · 14855 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.24km SE of Coronado, CA · 14856 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.010km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14856 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.94km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14856 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.89km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.24km E of Coronado, CA · 14858 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14859 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci115039. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.