Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 1:20 PM PST (21:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2022-02-27 21:20:56 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.048° N, 116.332° W
Region
Mexico
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.316km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1680 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.810km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1665 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.027km ESE of Campo, CA · 1664 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.619km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1661 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.724km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 1658 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.621km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1658 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.86km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1657 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.64km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1657 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.85km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1657 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.55km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1657 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.936km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1656 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.733km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1654 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.918km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1643 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.814km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1641 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.180km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1639 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.315km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1639 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.716km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1637 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.362km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1635 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.520km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1634 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4,596 · tsunami flag
  21. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 1634 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.023km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1634 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.718km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1633 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.913km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1633 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.414km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1633 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1633 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.860km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1632 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 34
  29. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.019km NW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1630 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1629 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  32. 1.514km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 1627 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.616km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1627 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1627 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.522km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1627 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.553 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 1625 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.813km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 1622 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.213km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 1622 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 1622 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.917km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1681 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.517km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1683 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1687 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1687 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.632km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1690 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1690 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.513km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1690 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.25km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1692 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1694 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  10. 3.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1694 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.940km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1694 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.741km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1694 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.612km N of Tecate, B.C., MX · 1697 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.314km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1699 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.910km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.641km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 1705 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.820km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1705 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.653km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1706 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 61

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40195456. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.