Small magnitude 2.6 earthquake 5 km northeast of Ensenada, Mexico
2.6 quake 29 Sep 4:42 am (GMT -7)

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 2.6 quake in Mexico near Ensenada, Baja California, 35 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Sunday, September 29th, 2024, at 4:42 am local time at a shallow depth of 15.5 km. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 2.6 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 2.5.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Luis (pop. 14) located 1 km from the epicenter, Salvador Rosas Magallon (pop. 1,500) 1 km away, Colonia Gomez Morin (pop. 1,400) 1 km away, Rancho Verde (pop. 2,800) 4 km away, and Ensenada (pop. 279,800) 5 km away. In El Sauzal de Rodriguez (pop. 8,800, 13 km away), Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada (pop. 23,000, 19 km away), Francisco Zarco (pop. 2,700, 23 km away), and Benito Garcia (El Zorrillo) (pop. 6,600, 25 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 29, 2024 04:42 am (Tijuana time) local time (29 Sep 2024 11:42 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.6
Depth: 15.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.89°N / 116.55°W (San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico)
Primary data source: USGS
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