M2.6 earthquake 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Mar 13, 1987, 4:12 AM PST (12:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 56km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-13 12:12:59 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.983° N, 116.331° 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
- 118°
- 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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14447 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.215km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14447 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.051km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.947km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.950km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.262km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.525km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.356km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.728km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.210km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.949km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.15km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.421km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14432 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.86km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.727km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14425 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.421km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14424 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.717km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14423 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.938km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.057km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.034km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14409 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.113km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14408 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.12km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14402 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.764km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14400 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.111km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.468km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.49km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.231km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.273km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.170km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.070km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.825km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.611km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14391 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.415km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14391 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.970km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14390 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 1.912km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.537km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.944km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.139km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.043km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.910km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14455 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.424km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14455 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.210km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14457 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.13km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.35km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.931km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.734km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.917km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.626km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
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