Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6ml
42km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded 42km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX, at 11:26 pm PDT on 31 July 2020 (06:26 UTC), 6.9 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 6.9 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- San Diego County, 119 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2294 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 9 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 8.4 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,800,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,300,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 110× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 8.4 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.2 on 2018-07-25 — about 6,900 times the energy of this one.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 32.0523, -116.2327. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | 119 km (74 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Imperial County, CA | 137 km (85 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Imperial County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 37km SSE of Campo, CA
- 1.7 42km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.8 39km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 1.9 40km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 1.5 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.9 25km SE of Campo, CA
- 2.2 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.5 37km S of Ocotillo, CA
- 1.5 27km SE of Campo, CA
- 1.6 23km SE of Campo, CA
- 1.8 32km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.7 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.3 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.1 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.1 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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