Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 59 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 59 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico on Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 11:29 PM PDT (06:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14km SW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-20 06:29:14 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.496° N, 115.654° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.066 · 30 stations
2.96ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkFinal · ±0.182 · 71 stations

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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
19

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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 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000eeks (also filed as ci39713359). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.