Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 33km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 33km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Feb 23, 1988, 11:01 PM PST (07:01 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 18km SE of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-02-24 07:01:58 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.009° N, 116.314° 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
291°, 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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14102 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.836km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14102 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.10km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14101 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.033km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14100 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.07km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14100 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14100 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.51km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14100 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.420km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.021km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.518km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.019km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.920km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.722km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.719km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.720km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.919km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.519km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.720km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.121km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14099 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.619km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.419km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.520km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.819km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 3.419km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.120km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.919km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 3.020km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.719km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.121km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.220km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.221km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.020km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.120km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.419km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.521km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.418km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 4.118km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.618km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 3.718km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.519km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.520km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.719km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14099 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.518km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14098 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.219km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14098 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.318km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14098 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.873km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14098 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.021km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14097 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14097 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14097 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14097 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.918km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14097 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.46km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14097 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.24km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14097 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.945km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.512km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14103 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.943km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.05km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.244km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.944km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.147km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.046km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.68km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14104 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.98km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14105 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.572km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14105 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.82km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14106 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.61km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14106 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.58km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14106 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.43km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14106 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.572km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14106 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.210km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14106 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.310km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14106 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.834km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14106 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci744095. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC.