M3.1 earthquake 31km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

3.1 (Mc), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jan 20, 1987, 5:39 AM PST

UTC

1987-01-20 13:39:07 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.985° N, 116.320° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

245°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast29 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast86 kmSE

After

1. 3.040km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jan 25, 3:05 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
2. 3.032km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jan 26, 7:58 AM PST · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
3. 3.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 26, 7:41 PM PST · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.38km SW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 28, 2:47 PM PST · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.316km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 29, 1:47 PM PST · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
6. 3.273km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 1:38 AM PST · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
7. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 9:15 AM PST · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
8. 3.272km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 2:16 PM PST · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
9. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 11:37 PM PST · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 2, 5:01 AM PST · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
11. 3.417km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Feb 7, 2:05 AM PST · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
12. 3.144km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Feb 8, 6:11 AM PST · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
13. 3.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 8, 10:38 AM PST · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.626km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Feb 11, 2:01 PM PST · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.917km W of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Feb 12, 3:35 AM PST · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.734km S of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Feb 21, 9:30 PM PST · 14466 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Feb 22, 10:25 PM PST · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
18. 2.016km W of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Feb 22, 10:37 PM PST · 14465 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.931km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:10 PM PST · 14464 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 1, 10:52 PM PST · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
21. 2.35km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Mar 2, 7:38 PM PST · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
22. 2.13km ESE of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 3, 11:11 PM PST · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
23. 2.210km SE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 4, 8:58 PM PST · 14455 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
24. 2.424km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 7, 11:00 AM PST · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
25. 1.910km SE of Ocotillo, CASat, Mar 7, 4:41 PM PST · 14453 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
26. 3.043km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 8, 11:18 AM PST · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
27. 3.139km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 8, 4:39 PM PST · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
28. 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Mar 8, 8:28 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.944km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 9, 10:03 PM PST · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.537km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 11, 10:54 PM PST · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
31. 1.912km S of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Mar 12, 9:39 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
32. 2.630km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Mar 13, 4:12 AM PST · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
33. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 4:39 AM PST · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
34. 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 9:54 PM PST · 14445 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
35. 2.215km NW of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 15, 6:51 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
36. 3.051km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 7:51 AM PST · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
37. 2.947km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXWed, Mar 18, 5:44 AM PST · 14442 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
38. 2.950km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 19, 2:37 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
39. 3.262km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 19, 7:36 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
40. 2.525km SW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Mar 19, 2:34 PM PST · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

Before

1. 3.153km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jan 17, 3:52 AM PST · 14502 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
2. 3.139km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jan 14, 4:29 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.68km WSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 11, 1:20 PM PST · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.726km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 10, 1:29 PM PST · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.832km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 10, 10:28 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
6. 3.427km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 10, 10:03 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.932km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jan 8, 6:10 PM PST · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.949km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 8, 1:24 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
9. 3.015km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 8, 2:33 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.922km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 5, 7:14 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.55km WSW of Pine Valley, CAFri, Jan 2, 7:54 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.914km W of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 29, 9:35 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716096. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.