Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 36km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 36km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Jan 29, 2003, 4:55 PM PST (00:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 74km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
2003-01-30 00:55:42 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.970° N, 116.261° 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, 18.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
289°, 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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8649 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.911km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8648 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.942km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8647 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.648km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8645 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.610km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8645 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.716km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 8644 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8644 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.210km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8643 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.85km S of Ocotillo, CA · 8642 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.733km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8642 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 5.074km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 82
  12. 3.178km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.384km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8640 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.981km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8640 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.964km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8639 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.931km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8639 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.133km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8639 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.265km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8638 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.516km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8638 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.93km ENE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 8637 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.56km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8637 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8637 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8637 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8636 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.624km ESE of Campo, CA · 8635 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.430km WSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8633 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.938km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8630 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.717km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8629 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.118km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.117km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8629 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.918km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8629 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.545km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8628 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8628 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.224km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8627 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.517km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.011km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 8623 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.165km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 3.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.218km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8620 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8618 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.612km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 8615 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.129km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8613 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.244km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8612 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.836km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8612 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.756km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8612 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.269km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8612 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.465km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8612 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.813km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8610 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.519km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8610 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.462km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8609 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.342km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8609 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.116km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8608 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8608 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.915km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8603 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.746km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8602 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.511km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8600 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.742km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8600 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 3.830 km NE of Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexico · 8598 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.57km SE of Bonita, CA · 8591 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.627km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.535km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8651 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.038km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8652 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.044km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8653 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.276km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8655 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.718km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8657 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.147km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.951km SE of Campo, CA · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.314km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.816km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.521km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8664 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.327km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8664 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.625km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.240km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8668 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9884169. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.