Mexico earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 16km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Oct 22, 1987, 3:51 AM PDT (10:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 70km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-10-22 10:51:31 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.856° N, 116.449° 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
322°, 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: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.069km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14225 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.130km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.130km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14222 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.023km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14221 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.965km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14221 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.162km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.428km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14220 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.848km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14216 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.071km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14216 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14210 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.443 km ENE of Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexico · 14209 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.735km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.821km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.066km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14201 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14200 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.822km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14197 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.950km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.022km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.28km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.873km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14188 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.872km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14187 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.968km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14186 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.670km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 3.071km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 3.367km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 3.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.349km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 3.267km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 3.170km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 3.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 3.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 3.067km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.969km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 3.071km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 3.067km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.464km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.865km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 3.067km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.768km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.967km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.968km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.967km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.967km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 3.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 4.070km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 3.269km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 3.870km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 3.271km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 3.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.525km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.744km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.869km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.971km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.865km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.021km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14229 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.067km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14230 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.970km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14230 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.620km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.236km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14231 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.937km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.048km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14238 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.546km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14239 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.242km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14243 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.321km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14243 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.823km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14248 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.258km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14248 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.921km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14249 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14251 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci134609. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.