Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Dec 11, 2001, 8:39 PM PST (04:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 49km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-12 04:39:48 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.124° N, 116.411° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 17.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
270°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.346km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9063 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.022km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9062 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.819km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 9062 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.917km NNE of Ocotillo, California · 9062 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.651km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9061 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.583km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9057 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.049km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 9057 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.923km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9055 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.754km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9055 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.926km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9055 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.449km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9055 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.648km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9055 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.926km ESE of Julian, CA · 9054 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.949km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9054 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.949km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9053 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.451km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9053 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.742km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9053 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.548km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9053 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.463km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.547km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.558km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 9050 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.546km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9049 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.433km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.432km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.431km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9044 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.726km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.460km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9040 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.524km ESE of Julian, CA · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.658km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.74km NW of National City, CA · 9038 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.717km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 9036 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.125km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9033 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.985km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9033 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.74km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9030 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9027 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.725km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9026 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9025 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.624km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9024 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9024 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.719km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9022 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.017km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9021 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.217km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9020 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.816km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9019 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.217km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9019 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 9019 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.272km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9019 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.618km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.718km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9018 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.534km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9018 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.924km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 9017 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.520km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 9015 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 3.08km W of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 9015 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.225km ESE of Julian, California · 9015 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9012 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.415km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 9010 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.521km SSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.117km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9006 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.119km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9004 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.315km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.425km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9063 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.928km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9066 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.723km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9066 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.615km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9066 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.842km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9066 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.88km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9066 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 9066 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.320km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 9067 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.624km ESE of Julian, CA · 9070 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9073 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.07km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 9076 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.88km SE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 9076 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.335km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9076 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.468km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9081 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.815km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9082 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.414km S of Campo, California · 9082 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.469km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9082 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9082 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.054km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9083 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.925km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9085 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away

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