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M2.1 Earthquake near Maneadero, B.C., Mexico — 18 September 2026

A minor earthquake of magnitude 2.1 was recorded near Maneadero, B.C., Mexico on , with an epicentre 43 km east-northeast of Maneadero, B.C., at a focal depth of 15.6 km. It ranked as the 31st strongest of 55 earthquakes recorded in Mexico in the preceding 30 days.

2.1 Minor

Time (UTC): 2026-09-18 05:52:53

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Magnitude: 2.1 (minor)

Focal depth: 15.6 km (shallow)

Epicentre: 31.8242, -116.1340

Location: 43 km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

Country: Mexico

USGS link to NOAA tsunami information: Not linked

Review status: Automatic

Source: USGS event page

How strong was this earthquake?

Minor earthquakes in this range are felt by people close to the epicentre as a brief jolt or rattle, but they very rarely cause any damage.

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake radiates roughly 21 kg of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

The USGS assigns this earthquake a significance score of 67, which is below the USGS threshold of more than 600 for its significant-earthquake list. The ranking combines magnitude with available Did You Feel It responses and PAGER alert level; it is not a direct measurement of damage.

What the magnitude scale actually measures →

When it happened locally

That is about 22:08 local solar time at the epicentre, late at night.

This event was deeper than 70% of the 1,039 earthquakes recorded in Mexico in our catalogue and stronger than 41% of them.

Where was the epicentre?

The epicentre was located at 31.8242, -116.1340 — 43 km east-northeast of Maneadero, B.C.. The closest other recorded event was a magnitude 2.2 earthquake 103 km north-northeast of here on 11 September 2026.

The nearest other settlements in our records are Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C. (84 km southeast) and Aguanga (191 km north-northwest).

Why the 16 km depth matters

At 16 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow events release their energy close to the surface, so for a given magnitude they produce noticeably stronger shaking — and more damage — than deeper ones. Roughly three quarters of all earthquakes worldwide occur at shallow depths.

This catalogue does not ingest eyewitness responses, so it cannot confirm where this earthquake was felt. Based on magnitude alone, events this small are usually detected by instruments rather than people. Its shallow focus makes stronger surface shaking more likely than for a deeper event of the same magnitude.

Read more on how focal depth changes what you feel →

What does the tsunami information flag mean?

The USGS record does not carry a link to NOAA tsunami information. That field is not an all-clear and does not state whether a tsunami occurred. In this case, a damaging tsunami would be less likely because at M2.1 it falls below the magnitude 6.5 threshold that generally applies before a submarine earthquake displaces enough water to generate a damaging tsunami; it occurred inland rather than beneath the sea floor. For an active coastal alert, use tsunami.gov or your local warning authority.

How earthquakes generate tsunamis, and what the alert levels mean →

Aftershocks and local seismic history

No further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre since this event was recorded.

19 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above have been logged within roughly 200 km of this epicentre in our catalogue. The strongest was a magnitude 6.0 event near San Diego Country Estates on 14 April 2025. This M2.1 event released about 732,825 times less energy than that event.

470 earthquakes have been recorded within 100 km of this epicentre in the past year, 37 of them in the past 30 days.

How long aftershock sequences last, and how large they get →

Where this event sits in the record

This earthquake is part of the September 2026 worldwide record, and of earthquakes in Mexico during September 2026. Browse the full monthly archive to compare periods.

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Questions about this earthquake

How strong was the earthquake near Maneadero, B.C.?

It measured magnitude 2.1 — a minor earthquake. A magnitude 2.1 earthquake radiates roughly 21 kg of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

How deep was the earthquake near Maneadero, B.C.?

The focus was 16 km below the surface, which counts as shallow.

Was the Maneadero, B.C. earthquake felt at the surface?

At magnitude 2.1 and a focal depth of 16 km, shaking would have been concentrated near the epicentre.

When did the earthquake near Maneadero, B.C. happen?

18 September 2026 at 05:52 UTC.

Was there a tsunami?

No. The USGS record carries no tsunami-information link for this event.

Have there been aftershocks?

No further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre since this event was recorded.

How often do earthquakes happen near Maneadero, B.C.?

19 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above have been logged within roughly 200 km of this epicentre in our catalogue. The strongest was a magnitude 6.0 event near San Diego Country Estates on 14 April 2025. This M2.1 event released about 732,825 times less energy than that event.