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M2.6 earthquake 34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Sun, Dec 9, 1990, 8:03 PM PST (04:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 58km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. 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
1990-12-10 04:03:54 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.844° N, 116.240° 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
262°, 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: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.961km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13081 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13076 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.264km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13076 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.78km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13076 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13074 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.238km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13074 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.670km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.156km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.216km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.02km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.52km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.62km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.13km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13068 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.525km E of Campo, CA · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.936km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.260km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.669km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.511km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.172km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.27km N of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13063 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.16km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13063 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13062 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 3.158km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13060 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13057 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.239km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13055 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.059km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.045km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.713km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13053 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13053 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13051 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.037km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13048 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.856km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13046 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.459km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13043 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.527km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13043 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.573km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13042 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.838km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13040 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.540km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13039 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.530km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13038 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.433km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13037 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13036 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.937km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13036 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.753km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13034 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.517km W of Ocotillo, CA · 13034 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.339km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13033 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.037km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13031 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.734km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13029 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.137km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13028 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.4104km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13024 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.622km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13085 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13085 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.022km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13085 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.632km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13086 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.336km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13089 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.163km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13090 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.321km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13091 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.632km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13093 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.557km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13095 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.459km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13095 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.139km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13097 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13104 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.658km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13106 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.737km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13108 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13111 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.835km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.948km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13112 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13112 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.729km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

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