Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.1ml
36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded 36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX, at 5:43 pm PDT on 4 September 2018 (00:43 UTC), 21 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.1 (ml)
- Depth
- 21 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- San Diego County, 109 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2942 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 37 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 410,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 290,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 26× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.1 about 37 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 1,600 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 32.1128, -116.3597. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | 109 km (67 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Imperial County, CA | 140 km (87 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Imperial County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
40 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.4 43km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 3.9 39km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 2.0 46km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 2.4 7km ENE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX
- 2.1 34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
- 1.7 42km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.7 24km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 1.9 36km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.6 21km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 1.6 36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.7 37km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.3 36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.8 36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.1 42km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 2.2 38km NE 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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