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M1.6 earthquake 12km N of Tecate, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km N of Tecate, B.C., MX on Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 6:16 PM PST (02:16 UTC), 21 km (13 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2022-02-11 02:16:13 UTC
Depth
20.7 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.678° N, 116.617° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.316km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1696 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1693 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.64km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.25km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1691 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.925km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 25
  7. 1.522km W of Westmorland, CA · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.632km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1689 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.017km W of Salton City, CA · 1689 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.624km W of Westmorland, CA · 1688 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.513km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1687 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 1686 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.012km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1684 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.211km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1684 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.711km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 1684 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.517km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1682 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.39km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.415km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1682 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.624km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1681 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.812km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1681 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.15km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1681 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 1680 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.917km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1680 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.434km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1680 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.619km E of Julian, CA · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.016km ESE of Anza, CA · 1678 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.611km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.84km NW of El Centro, CA · 1671 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.88km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1670 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 1669 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.518km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1666 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.510km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1665 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.213km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1665 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.713km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1665 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.713km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.712km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1665 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.97km SW of Salton City, CA · 1664 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.810km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1664 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.027km ESE of Campo, CA · 1663 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.413km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1663 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1662 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.716km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1662 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.816km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 1661 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.812km SSW of Salton City, CA · 1661 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.84km NW of El Centro, CA · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.612km SSW of Salton City, CA · 1660 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.619km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1660 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 1659 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.36km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1658 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.724km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 1657 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.715km ESE of Anza, CA · 1657 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.621km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 1657 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 3.016km SE of Anza, CA · 1657 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 23
  59. 1.64km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1656 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.85km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1656 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.910km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1702 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 1702 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.522km W of La Jolla, CA · 1702 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.615km W of Imperial, CA · 1703 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1703 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 1703 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 1703 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.820km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1704 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 1705 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1705 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.26km SSW of Warner Springs, CA · 1705 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 1705 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.612km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.824km ESE of Anza, CA · 1707 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.519km SE of Anza, CA · 1707 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.05km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1708 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5,794 · tsunami flag
  19. 2.610km SE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 1710 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 23
  20. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1711 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40182656. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.