Mexico earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Mar 8, 1987, 8:28 PM PST (04:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 72km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-09 04:28:21 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.002° N, 116.301° 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
207°, 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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.944km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14442 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.537km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.912km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.630km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.215km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14436 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.051km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14435 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.947km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.950km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.262km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.525km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.812km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.356km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.728km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.210km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.949km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.15km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.421km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14421 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.86km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.727km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.421km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14413 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.717km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14412 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14409 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.913km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.938km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 3.057km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14406 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.512km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14402 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.914km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14402 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14402 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 3.034km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14400 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.911km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14398 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.113km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14397 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 3.12km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14391 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.764km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.012km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.111km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.468km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.49km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14385 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.231km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 3.273km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 3.170km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 3.070km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.139km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.043km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.910km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14444 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.814km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.617km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.424km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.915km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.914km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14445 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.210km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14447 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.13km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.35km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.931km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.016km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14457 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.734km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.115km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.917km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.626km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci718522. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.