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M2.8 earthquake 61km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 61km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 4:14 AM PDT (11:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 51km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-08-21 11:14:17 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.177° N, 116.428° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.532km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1863 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.940km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1857 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.839km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1856 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.089km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.690km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.654 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1843 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.451km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.060 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1836 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.732km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1827 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.224 km ESE of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 1820 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.550km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.546km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1899 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40017096. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.