M3.2 earthquake 31km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 31km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Sun, May 16, 2021, 10:16 PM PDT (05:16 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 45km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.16	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.115 · 80 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.052 · 48 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39655543 (also filed as us7000e3pn). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.