M3.1 Earthquake near Ejido Nuevo León, Mexico — 03 November 2026
A minor earthquake of magnitude 3.1 was recorded near Ejido Nuevo León, Mexico on , with an epicentre 3 km north-northeast of Ejido Nuevo León, at a focal depth of 10.0 km. It ranked as the 18th strongest of 48 earthquakes recorded in Mexico in the preceding 30 days.
Time (UTC): 2026-11-03 03:02:49
Time (your timezone): —
Magnitude: 3.1 (minor)
Focal depth: 10.0 km (shallow)
Epicentre: 32.4423, -115.1760
Location: 3 km NNE of Ejido Nuevo León, Mexico
Country: Mexico
USGS link to NOAA tsunami information: Not linked
Review status: Reviewed
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 3.1 earthquake radiates roughly 674 kg of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.
The USGS assigns this earthquake a significance score of 148, 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 19:22 local solar time at the epicentre, in the evening.
This event was shallower than 59% of the 1,111 earthquakes recorded in Mexico in our catalogue and stronger than 65% of them.
Where was the epicentre?
The epicentre was located at 32.4423, -115.1760 — 3 km north-northeast of Ejido Nuevo León. The closest other recorded event was a magnitude 1.8 earthquake 2 km southeast of here on 02 November 2026.
The nearest other settlements in our records are Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C. (119 km south), Aguanga (197 km west-northwest) and Aguila (258 km northeast).
Why the 10 km depth matters
At 10 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, an event this size may be noticed locally, especially close to the epicentre. 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 M3.1 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
1 further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre since this event was recorded, the largest of them magnitude 1.1.
21 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 M3.1 event released about 22,387 times less energy than that event.
1909 earthquakes have been recorded within 100 km of this epicentre in the past year, 131 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 November 2026 worldwide record, and of earthquakes in Mexico during November 2026. Browse the full monthly archive to compare periods.
Nearest recorded earthquakes to this epicentre
- M1.8 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico — (2 km SE)
- M1.8 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico — (2 km SE)
- M1.9 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico — (2 km SE)
- M2.3 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico — (3 km SE)
- M2.8 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico — (3 km SSE)
- M1.9 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico — (4 km SE)
- M1.8 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico — (6 km SSE)
- M3.5 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico — (6 km SSE)
- M2.4 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico — (7 km SW)
- M1.4 earthquake near Brawley, United States — (62 km NNW)
Other recent earthquakes in Mexico
- M3.5 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico —
- M1.8 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico —
- M1.8 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico —
- M2.8 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico —
- M3.9 earthquake near San Felipe, Mexico —
- M2.0 earthquake near Ensenada, B.C., Mexico —
- M1.8 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico —
- M2.3 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico —
- M1.9 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico —
- M1.9 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico —
Other magnitude 3 earthquakes worldwide
- M3.0 earthquake near Chignik, United States —
- M3.1 earthquake near Pedro Bay, United States —
- M2.9 earthquake near Brawley, United States —
- M3.2 earthquake near Delta, B.C., Mexico —
- M3.0 earthquake near Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands —
- M3.2 earthquake near Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands —
- M3.3 earthquake near Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico —
- M3.2 earthquake near Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico —
Questions about this earthquake
How strong was the earthquake near Ejido Nuevo León?
It measured magnitude 3.1 — a minor earthquake. A magnitude 3.1 earthquake radiates roughly 674 kg of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.
How deep was the earthquake near Ejido Nuevo León?
The focus was 10 km below the surface, which counts as shallow.
Was the Ejido Nuevo León earthquake felt at the surface?
At magnitude 3.1 and a focal depth of 10 km, shaking would have been concentrated near the epicentre.
When did the earthquake near Ejido Nuevo León happen?
03 November 2026 at 03:02 UTC.
Was there a tsunami?
No. The USGS record carries no tsunami-information link for this event.
Have there been aftershocks?
1 further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre since this event was recorded, the largest of them magnitude 1.1.
How often do earthquakes happen near Ejido Nuevo León?
21 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 M3.1 event released about 22,387 times less energy than that event.