M2.8 earthquake 33km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Aug 20, 1987, 11:32 AM PDT

UTC

1987-08-20 18:32:00 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.027° N, 116.318° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

307°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast32 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast83 kmSE

After

1. 3.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 21, 7:32 PM PDT · 14288 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.824km SE of Ocotillo, CASat, Aug 22, 8:22 AM PDT · 14287 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.535km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Aug 22, 4:51 PM PDT · 14287 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.952km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Aug 24, 9:56 AM PDT · 14285 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
5. 3.048km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Aug 26, 10:42 AM PDT · 14283 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.132km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 28, 7:29 PM PDT · 14281 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.025km NW of Ocotillo, CASat, Aug 29, 8:06 PM PDT · 14280 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.520km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 30, 2:25 PM PDT · 14279 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
9. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 3, 3:52 PM PDT · 14275 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 14272 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.527km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Sep 14, 2:48 AM PDT · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 3.173km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 16, 6:22 AM PDT · 14262 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.814km SE of Tijuana, B.C., MXWed, Sep 16, 6:54 PM PDT · 14262 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.868km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 21, 3:47 AM PDT · 14257 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.946km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Sep 26, 8:11 PM PDT · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
16. 3.115km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXSat, Sep 26, 8:31 PM PDT · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
17. 3.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 27, 2:03 AM PDT · 14251 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
18. 2.921km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Sep 28, 9:08 AM PDT · 14250 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
19. 3.258km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Sep 30, 12:29 AM PDT · 14248 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
20. 3.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 30, 6:42 AM PDT · 14248 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
21. 2.823km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Oct 2, 7:46 AM PDT · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
22. 2.321km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 4, 9:20 AM PDT · 14244 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
23. 2.242km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 4, 10:25 PM PDT · 14244 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
24. 2.424km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Oct 5, 3:54 PM PDT · 14243 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
25. 3.546km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 8, 12:23 PM PDT · 14240 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
26. 2.412km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 9, 11:37 PM PDT · 14238 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
27. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 10, 4:29 AM PDT · 14238 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.313km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 10, 5:33 AM PDT · 14238 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.89km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 10, 5:40 AM PDT · 14238 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
30. 3.048km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 10, 8:27 AM PDT · 14238 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
31. 2.312km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 11, 5:42 PM PDT · 14237 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
32. 2.611km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Oct 11, 7:18 PM PDT · 14237 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
33. 1.99km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Oct 11, 8:53 PM PDT · 14237 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.912km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Oct 12, 8:24 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
35. 2.213km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Oct 12, 3:26 PM PDT · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.937km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 13, 10:04 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.016km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 13, 10:16 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
38. 3.236km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Oct 16, 2:35 PM PDT · 14232 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
39. 2.620km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 17, 1:28 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
40. 2.970km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 18, 2:55 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
41. 3.067km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 18, 8:40 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
42. 3.021km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 18, 9:26 PM PDT · 14230 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

Before

1. 2.737km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 19, 3:38 PM PDT · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.07km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Aug 19, 11:54 AM PDT · 14290 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.629km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Aug 15, 12:00 PM PDT · 14294 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.33km SW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Aug 13, 11:35 PM PDT · 14295 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.652km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Aug 13, 4:04 PM PDT · 14296 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
6. 3.131km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Aug 9, 4:10 PM PDT · 14300 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.762km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Aug 9, 2:12 PM PDT · 14300 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
8. 3.158km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Aug 9, 1:21 PM PDT · 14300 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
9. 3.264km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Aug 9, 1:20 PM PDT · 14300 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.021km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 9, 7:09 AM PDT · 14300 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Aug 7, 8:13 AM PDT · 14302 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.921km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Aug 3, 6:28 AM PDT · 14306 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.45km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jul 31, 4:36 PM PDT · 14309 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
14. 3.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 31, 10:47 AM PDT · 14309 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.621km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jul 30, 5:44 AM PDT · 14310 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
16. 2.021km ENE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Jul 30, 3:12 AM PDT · 14310 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
17. 3.070km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jul 29, 5:26 PM PDT · 14311 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
18. 3.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 27, 5:56 PM PDT · 14313 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
19. 2.756km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jul 26, 10:08 PM PDT · 14314 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
20. 3.029km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 26, 9:17 AM PDT · 14314 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci621312. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC.