A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Maneadero in B.C. in MX. Exact location of event, depth 15.63 km, -116.3533333° West, 31.6245° North. The 2.83-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:27:33 / 6:27 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.63 km (10 miles). Unique identifier: ci41154080. Ids that are associated to the event: ci41154080. Global time and date of event 16/05/25 / 2025-05-16 06:27:33 / May 16, 2025 @ 6:27 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 36 km (22 miles) from Ensenada (c. 256 600 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (c. 17 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from El Sauzal (c. 9 100 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Benito García (El Zorrillo) (c. 6 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was El Sauzal, Ensenada, Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 23 km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX.
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