Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6ml
39km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded 39km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX, at 10:23 pm PDT on 10 August 2017 (05:23 UTC), 12 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- San Diego County, 127 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3305 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 it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. 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 7.3 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 2,100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,500,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 130× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 7.3 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.
Where
Epicentre 31.9827, -116.2257. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | 127 km (79 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Imperial County, CA | 143 km (89 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Imperial County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
54 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 29km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.2 54km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 2.6 52km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 1.8 26km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 2.0 25km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 1.5 18km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX
- 1.6 31km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 2.7 6km N of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.7 34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 3.6 26km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 1.8 36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.4 40km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.5 71km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.4 39km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.8 24km E of Maneadero, 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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