M2.1 earthquake 9km N of Ensenada, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9km N of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Jul 5, 1990, 2:19 PM PDT (21:19 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 44km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
- 2.1 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-05 21:19:31 UTC
- Depth
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.954° N, 116.605° 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
- 316°, 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.651km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13239 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.754km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13236 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.027km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.934km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.844km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.612km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13235 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.412km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13234 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.07km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 13231 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.738km SSE of Campo, CA · 13228 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.710km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13227 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.244km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13227 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.743km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13227 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.635km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.118km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13225 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.844km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13222 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.912km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13222 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.712km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13218 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.070km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13217 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.511km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13217 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.512km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13215 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.611km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13215 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.614km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13214 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.712km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13213 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.747km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13211 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.834km SSE of Campo, CA · 13209 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.813km SW of Coronado, CA · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.526km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13205 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.85km N of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.515km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.342km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13202 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.727km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 13197 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13196 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.540km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 13195 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.667km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13194 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.955km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13187 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.263km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13183 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 2.339km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13246 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.955km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13246 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.942km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13246 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.513km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13249 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.616km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.955km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13252 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.040km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13257 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.671km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13259 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.112km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13262 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.94km NW of National City, CA · 13263 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.138km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13264 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.920km SSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 13264 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.523km SW of Imperial Beach, CA · 13264 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.534km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13267 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.539 km ESE of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 13269 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.948 km SW of San Vicente, Mexico · 13269 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
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