M2.2 earthquake 35km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.2 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Feb 10, 1978, 12:04 AM PST

UTC

1978-02-10 08:04:36 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.995° N, 116.276° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

288°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast34 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast89 kmSE

After

1. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 10, 6:42 AM PST · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.973km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 13, 4:25 AM PST · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
3. 3.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 15, 9:11 PM PST · 17760 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.092km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 18, 2:59 AM PST · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.538km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Feb 21, 5:06 AM PST · 17755 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 21, 6:49 AM PST · 17755 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.447km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Feb 22, 2:19 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.011km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Feb 24, 3:50 PM PST · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.121km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 25, 1:23 AM PST · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 28, 6:22 AM PST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 2, 5:18 PM PST · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
12. 3.276km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 8, 9:14 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Mar 9, 3:48 AM PST · 17739 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
14. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 6:07 PM PST · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.423km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Mar 13, 11:19 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Mar 15, 4:05 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
17. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 16, 11:00 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 16, 11:50 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.526km ESE of Campo, CAFri, Mar 17, 2:53 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 12:19 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.218km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 7:29 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.819km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 12:12 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.78km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 7:03 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
24. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 9:47 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
25. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:20 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
26. 2.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Mar 24, 4:56 PM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
27. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 25, 2:24 PM PST · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Mar 26, 1:10 AM PST · 17722 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 28, 4:12 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
30. 2.410km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Apr 2, 10:18 AM PST · 17715 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
31. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Apr 4, 11:40 PM PST · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
32. 1.510km W of Pine Valley, CAMon, Apr 10, 9:34 AM PST · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
33. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 10, 5:36 PM PST · 17706 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Apr 10, 8:20 PM PST · 17706 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
35. 3.123km W of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Apr 10, 11:46 PM PST · 17706 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 2.734km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Feb 9, 10:11 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 7, 8:38 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.124km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Feb 5, 5:05 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.953km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Feb 5, 2:58 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.431km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Feb 4, 5:27 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
6. 3.580km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Feb 1, 3:59 PM PST · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.443km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 30, 11:39 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
8. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jan 30, 7:54 AM PST · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
9. 2.548km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 23, 11:55 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
10. 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 17, 11:58 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.967km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 17, 10:28 AM PST · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.724km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 16, 10:42 PM PST · 17790 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.552km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jan 13, 10:34 AM PST · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337300. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.