Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 42km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 42km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Jul 24, 2008, 11:15 AM PDT (18:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8km WSW of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-07-24 18:15:54 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.945° N, 116.184° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 21.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
289°, 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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6646 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.142km SSE of Campo, CA · 6646 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.116km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6646 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6646 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.313km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6645 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6645 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.017km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6645 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.816km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6645 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.616km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6645 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6645 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.019km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6645 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.012km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6644 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.052km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6644 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.818km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6644 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.915km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6644 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6644 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.215km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6644 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6644 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.710km NW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 6644 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.99km NNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 6643 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6643 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.655km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6641 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.060km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6641 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.264km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6640 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.718km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6639 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.614km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6639 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.02km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6639 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.618km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6638 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6637 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6637 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.640km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6635 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6635 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.138km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6635 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.616km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.951km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.572km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.015km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6632 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6632 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6632 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6630 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.27km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6630 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.934km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6630 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.616km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.816km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6627 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.712km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6626 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.38km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6625 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.261km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6625 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.921km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6624 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.250km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6623 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.410km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6623 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6622 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.56km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6621 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.61km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6620 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6620 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.313km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6618 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6617 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.930km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6617 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.512km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6615 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.846km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6615 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6647 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.518km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6647 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.718km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6647 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.023km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6647 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.215km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6647 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.313km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6647 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.83km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6647 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.712km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6648 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.613km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6649 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6649 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.56km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6650 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.83km E of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6651 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.673km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6651 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.75km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6651 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.57km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6652 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.57km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6652 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.67km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6653 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.38km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6654 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.58km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6654 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.216km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6654 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14383060. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.