Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6ml
36km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- San Diego County, 98 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3184 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 7.1 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 7.1 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 32.1785, -116.4903. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | 98 km (61 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Imperial County, CA | 143 km (89 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Imperial County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
51 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 47km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.8 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.1 43km SSE of Campo, CA
- 2.3 41km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 2.0 23km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 3.0 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.6 41km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX
- 1.9 21km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 2.6 38km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX
- 2.2 32km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 2.5 22km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 1.6 25km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 2.1 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.1 32km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.1 34km 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.
On USGS
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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