Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 38km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 38km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Aug 16, 2003, 8:14 AM PDT (15:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-08-16 15:14:38 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.082° N, 116.307° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
292°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.239km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8450 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.841km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8450 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.928km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8449 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.03km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8448 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.52km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8447 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.136km SSE of Campo, CA · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.974km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.843km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8446 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.723km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.041km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8444 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.210km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8443 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.372km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.234km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.71km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8439 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8436 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.842km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8436 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.717km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.022km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8434 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.140km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8433 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.62km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8432 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.54km NE of San Ysidro, CA · 8432 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.843km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8430 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.55km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8430 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.69km W of Calexico, California · 8429 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8429 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8426 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8426 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8426 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8425 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.813km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.515km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8424 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.015km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8424 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.836km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8423 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.256km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8422 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.736km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8422 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.054km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8421 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.763km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8420 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.827km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8417 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.314km W of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8415 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.014km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8415 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.116km WNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8415 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.858km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8414 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8411 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.468km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8411 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.014km N of Pine Valley, CA · 8407 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8406 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.518km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8406 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8403 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.837km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8402 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.725km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8402 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.111km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8402 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.525km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8402 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.526km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8401 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.66km S of Imperial Beach, CA · 8399 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1,908

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.912km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.156km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.367km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8452 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8453 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.228km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.732km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8455 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.538km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8456 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.827km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8457 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.623km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8458 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.728km SE of Campo, California · 8459 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.941km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8462 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.113km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8465 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.929km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8465 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.027km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8465 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8466 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.219km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8467 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8467 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.716km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8469 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13985380. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.