M2.9 earthquake 37km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 37km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Oct 13, 1987, 10:04 AM PDT (17:04 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 70km 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
- 2.9 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-13 17:04:22 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.031° N, 116.279° 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
- 290°, 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.016km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14232 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.236km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14229 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.620km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14229 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.970km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.067km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.021km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.865km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.971km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.869km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.744km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14226 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.525km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.016km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14224 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.069km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14223 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.130km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14222 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.130km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14220 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.023km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14219 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.965km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14219 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.162km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14219 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.428km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14218 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.425km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14217 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.848km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.071km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.521km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14212 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14211 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14208 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.735km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14206 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.921km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14203 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.325km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14203 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.78km WSW of Heber, CA · 14202 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.821km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14201 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.066km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14198 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.822km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.31km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14190 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.67km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.73km N of Ocotillo, CA · 14190 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.316km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14190 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.417km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14190 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.020km W of Imperial, CA · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.58km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14190 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.950km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.29km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14189 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.022km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14189 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.212km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14189 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.214km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14189 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.69km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14189 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.49km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14189 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.615km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14189 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.44km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14189 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.58km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14189 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.313km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.36km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14188 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.54km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14188 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.44km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14188 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.412km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14188 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.69km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14188 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.412km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.111km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 14187 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.213km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14187 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.913km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14187 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
The first 60 of 198.
Before
- 2.213km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14233 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.28km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14233 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.912km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.99km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.611km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.312km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.08km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14235 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.048km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14236 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.89km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.313km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.412km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.546km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14237 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.424km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14240 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.242km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.321km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.823km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14244 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.258km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14246 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.921km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14247 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
Earthquakes todayMexico earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci732745. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.