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M2.3 earthquake 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Feb 12, 2002, 4:06 PM PST (00:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 14km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-13 00:06:07 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.084° N, 116.363° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.1 km horizontally, 14.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
280°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.236km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8998 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.722km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.550km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8996 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.717km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8994 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.618km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.517km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.617km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.58km SW of Heber, California · 8990 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.017km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.614km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.615km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 3.015km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 3.615km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.316km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.514km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.739km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.018km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.219km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.115km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.115km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.816km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.815km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.016km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.016km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.915km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.318km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.016km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.114km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.616km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.816km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.415km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 3.415km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 3.715km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.615km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.115km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.015km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.615km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.532km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 9000 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9000 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.617km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.721km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.453km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.572km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9002 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.315km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 9003 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.119km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9003 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.117km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.521km SSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.415km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 9009 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9011 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.08km W of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.520km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.924km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 9016 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.534km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9017 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.718km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9017 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.618km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9017 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.272km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9018 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12448260. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.