M2.6 earthquake 32km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 32km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Jul 15, 1988, 7:36 PM PDT (02:36 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 73km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1988-07-16 02:36:20 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.102° N, 116.415° 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
- 272°, 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: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.16km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13957 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.98km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13957 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13957 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.953km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 13956 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.937km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13956 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.310km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13955 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.325km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13954 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.810km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13954 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13954 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.17km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13954 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.958km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13953 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.65km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13950 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.055km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13950 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.110km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13949 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.118km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 13949 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.410km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13948 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.010km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13948 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.610km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13948 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13948 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.810km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13947 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.310km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13947 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.03km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13947 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.63km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13947 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13946 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.525km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13945 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.626km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13945 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.419km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 13944 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.557km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13944 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.82km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13944 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.210km W of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13944 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.212km W of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13944 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.310km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13944 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.640km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13943 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.171km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13943 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.69km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13943 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.32km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 13942 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.562km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13942 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.35km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13942 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.255km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13941 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.27km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13940 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.325km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13940 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13940 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.912km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13939 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.510km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13939 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.037km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13939 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.272km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13939 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13938 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.171km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13937 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.155km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13937 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.99km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13937 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.76km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13937 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.510km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13934 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.630km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13934 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.226km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13933 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.74km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13932 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.418km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13932 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.13km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13930 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13930 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.256km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13929 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.972km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13929 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
The first 60 of 138.
Before
- 3.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13958 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.634km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13958 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13958 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.831km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13958 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.24km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13959 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.56km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13960 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.22km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13960 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.57km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13960 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.811km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13960 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.05km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13961 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.56km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13961 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13961 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13962 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.18km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13962 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13962 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.97km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13962 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13964 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.48km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13965 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.06km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13966 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.873km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13967 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
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