M 3.0 earthquake – 52 km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX
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Local time: Oct 17, 2026 · 11:44 (UTC-7)
MinorShallow · -0.4 km
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- Magnitude
- 3.0local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- -0.4 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 31.287, -116.77252 km from Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada
- Energy released
- 0.5 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 142USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 9, 2026.
How strong was it?
Minor earthquake. It released 0.5 tons of TNT, 1,000 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Mexico.
- 7.2 The 2010 Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico Earthquake Apr 4, 2010
- 6.9 The 1940 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake May 19, 1940
- 6.8 34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX Feb 9, 1956
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake Apr 21, 1918
- 6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake Nov 24, 1987
- 6.6 The 1968 Borrego Mountain, California Earthquake Apr 9, 1968
- 6.6 The 1942 Fish Creek Mountains, California Earthquake Oct 21, 1942
- 6.6 Colorado River Delta area, Baja California, Mexico Jan 24, 1903