M3.0 earthquake 32km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

3.0 (mc), minor

Local time

Sun, Feb 8, 1987, 10:38 AM PST

UTC

1987-02-08 18:38:19 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.078° N, 116.393° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

192°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast30 kmNE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast74 kmSE

After

1. 2.626km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Feb 11, 2:01 PM PST · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.118km NNE of Pine Valley, CASun, Feb 15, 8:00 AM PST · 14464 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.734km S of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Feb 21, 9:30 PM PST · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Feb 22, 10:25 PM PST · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.931km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:10 PM PST · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 1, 10:52 PM PST · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.35km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Mar 2, 7:38 PM PST · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.13km ESE of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 3, 11:11 PM PST · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.210km SE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 4, 8:58 PM PST · 14447 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
10. 2.424km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 7, 11:00 AM PST · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.910km SE of Ocotillo, CASat, Mar 7, 4:41 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
12. 3.043km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 8, 11:18 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
13. 3.139km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 8, 4:39 PM PST · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Mar 8, 8:28 PM PST · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.944km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 9, 10:03 PM PST · 14442 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.537km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 11, 10:54 PM PST · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.912km S of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Mar 12, 9:39 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.630km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Mar 13, 4:12 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
19. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 4:39 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 9:54 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.215km NW of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 15, 6:51 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
22. 3.051km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 7:51 AM PST · 14435 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
23. 2.947km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXWed, Mar 18, 5:44 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
24. 2.950km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 19, 2:37 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
25. 3.262km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 19, 7:36 AM PST · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
26. 2.525km SW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Mar 19, 2:34 PM PST · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
27. 3.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Mar 21, 6:38 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
28. 3.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Mar 22, 3:49 PM PST · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
29. 1.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Mar 23, 8:01 PM PST · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
30. 3.356km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 24, 4:38 PM PST · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
31. 2.728km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Mar 25, 3:40 AM PST · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
32. 2.210km S of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Mar 25, 4:21 AM PST · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
33. 2.224km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Mar 26, 7:38 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
34. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 28, 6:27 AM PST · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.949km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Mar 28, 3:11 PM PST · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.427km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 29, 3:13 PM PST · 14422 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
37. 2.15km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Mar 29, 11:43 PM PST · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
38. 2.421km SSE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Mar 30, 6:05 PM PST · 14421 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
39. 1.86km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Mar 30, 8:33 PM PST · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 31, 8:19 PM PST · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
41. 3.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Apr 2, 12:12 PM PST · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
42. 2.727km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Apr 6, 6:54 AM PDT · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
43. 2.421km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 7, 8:24 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
44. 2.717km NW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 8, 11:38 AM PDT · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
45. 2.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Apr 8, 2:34 PM PDT · 14412 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

Before

1. 3.144km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Feb 8, 6:11 AM PST · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
2. 3.417km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Feb 7, 2:05 AM PST · 14473 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.124km NE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Feb 6, 7:03 AM PST · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.121km NE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Feb 4, 11:13 PM PST · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 2, 5:01 AM PST · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
6. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 11:37 PM PST · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
7. 3.272km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 2:16 PM PST · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
8. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 9:15 AM PST · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
9. 3.273km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jan 31, 1:38 AM PST · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.316km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 29, 1:47 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.38km SW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 28, 2:47 PM PST · 14482 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
12. 3.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 26, 7:41 PM PST · 14484 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
13. 3.032km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jan 26, 7:58 AM PST · 14484 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
14. 3.040km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jan 25, 3:05 AM PST · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 3.131km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jan 20, 5:39 AM PST · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
16. 3.153km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jan 17, 3:52 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
17. 3.139km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jan 14, 4:29 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.522km NE of Pine Valley, CATue, Jan 13, 6:15 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.68km WSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 11, 1:20 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.024km NE of Pine Valley, CASun, Jan 11, 4:38 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716913. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.