Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 3.0ml
34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- When
- Magnitude
- M 3.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 18 km below the surface
- Felt
- 19 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- San Diego County, 126 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2910 days ago
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage. 19 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 1,000 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 330,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 15,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 10,000× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.0 about 1,000 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 31.9713, -116.2837. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | 126 km (78 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Imperial County, CA | 147 km (92 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
56 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.5 27km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 2.6 71km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.6 64km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.0 47km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
- 1.9 52km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 2.3 51km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX
- 2.7 70km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
- 2.3 70km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.9 70km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.5 71km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.8 71km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
- 2.3 70km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.2 on 2018-07-25 — it released about 57 times the energy of this one.
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.