M1.8 earthquake 35km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 35km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX on Sun, Nov 11, 1990, 2:44 AM PST (10:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 37km ENE of Ensenada, 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
- 1.8 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-11 10:44:25 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.266° N, 116.538° 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
- 284°, 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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13111 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.625km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13110 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.525km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13110 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.737km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13108 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.39km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13107 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.58km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13107 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13107 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.69km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13106 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.658km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13106 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13104 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.726km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13102 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.026km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13102 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.57km W of Ocotillo, CA · 13098 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.617km W of Imperial, CA · 13098 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.139km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13097 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.459km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13096 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.557km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13095 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.615km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13095 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13095 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13095 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.632km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13093 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.321km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13091 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.316km SW of Coronado, CA · 13090 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.163km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13090 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.820km SW of Coronado, CA · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.336km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13089 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.320km WNW of Imperial, CA · 13087 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.520km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.632km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13086 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.022km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13085 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13085 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.622km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13085 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.634km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13083 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.547km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 13082 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.720km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13081 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.961km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13081 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.522km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13080 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13076 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.264km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13076 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.78km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13076 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13074 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.238km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13074 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.670km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.156km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.216km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.02km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.52km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.62km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.13km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13068 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.525km E of Campo, CA · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.936km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.260km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.669km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.524km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.511km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.172km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.27km N of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13063 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.16km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13063 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13062 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
The first 60 of 76.
Before
- 1.67km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13112 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.948km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13112 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.729km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.037km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.938km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.036km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.79km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13114 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.267km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13114 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.462km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13114 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.521km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13114 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.28km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13115 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13115 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13115 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.710km WSW of El Centro, CA · 13116 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13117 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.020km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13117 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.435km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13118 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.839km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13119 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1062976. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.