Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, May 10, 2002, 6:02 PM PDT (01:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 72km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-11 01:02:36 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.065° N, 116.317° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 21.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.020km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.212km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.330km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.710km W of Pine Valley, CA · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.864km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8909 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.73km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8906 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.930km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.023km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8903 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.66km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8901 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.072km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8901 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.713km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8898 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.97km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8898 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.89km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8893 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.535km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8893 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.06km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.011km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 8892 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8891 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.731km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8888 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.57km SSW of Ocotillo, California · 8886 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.715km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.343km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8882 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.837km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8882 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 3.236km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.536km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.516km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.617km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.77km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.848km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8877 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.56km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8877 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.66km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8876 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.916km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.215km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.922km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.372km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, California · 8874 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.624km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8872 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.951km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8872 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.813km WSW of El Centro, CA · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.823km SE of Campo, CA · 8869 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.76km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8869 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.949km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8868 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8865 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8914 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.214km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.371km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8920 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.17km WSW of Ocotillo, California · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.342km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.360km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.577km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.042km SSE of Campo, CA · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.720km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.97km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8926 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12987484. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.