Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 45km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 45km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 5:59 PM PST (01:59 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 40km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-12-23 01:59:04 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.032° N, 116.186° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1744 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.217km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.710km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.316km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.97km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1736 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.07km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1736 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.818km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.036km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1732 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.088km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1731 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.59km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.456 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.959km SE of Campo, CA · 1728 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.815km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.667km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1727 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1727 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.715km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.059 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1727 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.452 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1727 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.256km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1724 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.720km NNE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1723 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.429km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 3.016km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.036km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1714 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.610km SE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 1711 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 23
  31. 2.43km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1707 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.653km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1706 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 61
  33. 1.820km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1705 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.641km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1704 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.615km W of Imperial, CA · 1703 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.910km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.314km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1698 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.612km N of Tecate, B.C., MX · 1697 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.741km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1694 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.940km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1694 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1694 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 3.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1693 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.74km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1693 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.214km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1692 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.25km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1691 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.513km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1690 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.011km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1690 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1690 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.114km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1689 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.632km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1689 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.37km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1687 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1687 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1687 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.016km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.316km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1753 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.819km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.721km NNE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1757 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.621km NNE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1758 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.962km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.721km WSW of El Centro, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.82km SSW of Calexico, CA · 1761 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.08km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1762 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.37km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1762 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.610km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.142km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1766 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.840km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1767 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.510km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.433km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.354 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1770 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.122km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1770 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39894215. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.