M2.7 earthquake 21km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Aug 14, 1973, 11:37 PM PDT

UTC

1973-08-15 06:37:57 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.930° N, 116.408° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

310°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast19 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast85 kmSE

After

1. 2.15km SE of Campo, CATue, Aug 14, 11:38 PM PDT · 19407 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.79km NNW of Campo, CAThu, Aug 16, 5:22 PM PDT · 19405 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
3. 3.529km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Aug 20, 6:39 AM PDT · 19402 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.932km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Aug 20, 7:27 AM PDT · 19402 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
5. 2.724km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Aug 20, 8:43 AM PDT · 19402 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.511km NNW of Campo, CAThu, Aug 30, 5:38 PM PDT · 19391 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
7. 3.048km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 5, 3:45 AM PDT · 19386 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
8. 2.623km WNW of Ocotillo, CASat, Sep 8, 6:38 AM PDT · 19383 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.929km S of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Sep 8, 9:54 AM PDT · 19383 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.612km SSE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Sep 13, 5:28 PM PDT · 19377 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
11. 3.540km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Sep 14, 4:57 PM PDT · 19376 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.55km SSW of Pine Valley, CAWed, Sep 19, 6:10 PM PDT · 19371 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Sep 22, 9:46 AM PDT · 19369 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
14. 3.066km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 26, 12:16 AM PDT · 19365 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.612km N of Campo, CATue, Oct 2, 5:52 PM PDT · 19358 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.821km SW of Tecate, B.C., MXSun, Oct 7, 8:37 AM PDT · 19354 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.75km SSE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Oct 11, 5:35 PM PDT · 19349 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 2.912km N of Campo, CAThu, Aug 9, 5:49 PM PDT · 19412 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.859km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 6, 8:58 AM PDT · 19416 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.712km SSE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Jul 26, 5:23 PM PDT · 19426 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
4. 4.381km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jul 21, 11:39 PM PDT · 19431 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
5. 3.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jul 21, 6:36 PM PDT · 19431 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
6. 3.027km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Jul 20, 11:39 PM PDT · 19432 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
7. 3.460km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jul 19, 10:11 PM PDT · 19433 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.17km WSW of Pine Valley, CAWed, Jul 18, 12:02 PM PDT · 19435 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 16, 9:33 AM PDT · 19437 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 16, 8:54 AM PDT · 19437 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3319417. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:41 AM UTC.