M2.5 earthquake 32km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 2, 1977, 8:39 PM PST

UTC

1977-11-03 04:39:09 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.121° N, 116.457° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

276°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast31 kmNNE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast67 kmSE

After

1. 2.559km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 6, 7:06 PM PST · 17863 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
2. 2.549km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 10, 3:36 PM PST · 17859 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
3. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 10, 6:52 PM PST · 17859 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
4. 3.146km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 11, 2:47 AM PST · 17859 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.717km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 13, 8:44 AM PST · 17856 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.412km WSW of Coronado, CASat, Nov 19, 6:44 PM PST · 17850 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.024km ENE of Pine Valley, CATue, Nov 22, 5:31 AM PST · 17848 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
8. 3.774km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 27, 5:33 AM PST · 17843 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.557km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Dec 4, 9:14 AM PST · 17835 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
10. 3.267km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Dec 7, 11:53 AM PST · 17832 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.725km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Dec 7, 4:19 PM PST · 17832 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.518km SE of Julian, CAWed, Dec 7, 4:32 PM PST · 17832 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.123km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXThu, Dec 8, 1:08 AM PST · 17832 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Dec 9, 4:45 PM PST · 17830 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Dec 11, 3:24 AM PST · 17829 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
16. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Dec 13, 2:05 PM PST · 17826 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.479km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Dec 16, 3:12 PM PST · 17823 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
18. 3.041km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Dec 18, 7:13 AM PST · 17821 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.526km NW of Ocotillo, CATue, Dec 20, 5:54 AM PST · 17820 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.626km NW of Ocotillo, CATue, Dec 20, 5:55 AM PST · 17820 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
21. 3.056km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Dec 21, 2:59 PM PST · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
22. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 21, 7:22 PM PST · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
23. 1.728km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 21, 7:25 PM PST · 17818 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
24. 2.722km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 23, 12:24 PM PST · 17816 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.328km ENE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Dec 23, 1:22 PM PST · 17816 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Dec 26, 6:15 PM PST · 17813 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
27. 3.255km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Dec 27, 5:38 PM PST · 17812 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
28. 1.720km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 28, 9:06 PM PST · 17811 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 31, 4:08 AM PST · 17809 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
30. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 31, 1:05 PM PST · 17808 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 1.852km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 31, 7:51 PM PST · 17869 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
2. 1.522km SSE of Ocotillo, CASun, Oct 30, 11:11 AM PST · 17870 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.518km WSW of El Centro, CAFri, Oct 28, 6:51 PM PDT · 17872 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.123km NE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Oct 28, 1:02 AM PDT · 17873 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.522km SSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Oct 27, 10:54 AM PDT · 17873 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.512km WSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Oct 27, 4:39 AM PDT · 17874 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.83km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Oct 25, 11:26 AM PDT · 17875 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.259km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 24, 12:21 AM PDT · 17877 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.053km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Oct 21, 11:49 PM PDT · 17879 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.524km SW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Oct 21, 3:58 PM PDT · 17879 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
11. 3.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 19, 6:38 PM PDT · 17881 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.855km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Oct 13, 11:21 PM PDT · 17887 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.019km S of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 13, 9:25 AM PDT · 17887 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
14. 2.069km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 10, 6:03 AM PDT · 17891 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.917km NNE of Pine Valley, CASun, Oct 9, 10:52 AM PDT · 17891 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.825km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Oct 8, 4:16 PM PDT · 17892 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
17. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Oct 5, 2:14 AM PDT · 17896 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.68km WSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Oct 4, 9:10 PM PDT · 17896 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.625km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Oct 4, 6:47 PM PDT · 17896 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
20. 1.512km SE of Ocotillo, CATue, Oct 4, 11:46 AM PDT · 17896 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3335849. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.