M2.5 earthquake 38km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Feb 21, 1978, 5:06 AM PST

UTC

1978-02-21 13:06:27 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.096° N, 116.322° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

279°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast36 kmNE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast78 kmSE

After

1. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 21, 6:49 AM PST · 17756 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.447km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Feb 22, 2:19 AM PST · 17755 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.011km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Feb 24, 3:50 PM PST · 17752 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.121km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 25, 1:23 AM PST · 17752 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 28, 6:22 AM PST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 2, 5:18 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Mar 4, 9:48 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
8. 3.276km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 8, 9:14 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Mar 9, 3:48 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.35km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Mar 9, 3:56 PM PST · 17739 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.36km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Mar 11, 8:17 AM PST · 17738 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Mar 11, 2:04 PM PST · 17737 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
13. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 6:07 PM PST · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.423km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Mar 13, 11:19 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Mar 15, 4:05 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
16. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 16, 11:00 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 16, 11:50 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.526km ESE of Campo, CAFri, Mar 17, 2:53 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 12:19 PM PST · 17730 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.218km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 7:29 AM PST · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
21. 1.819km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 12:12 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
22. 1.78km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 7:03 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 9:47 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
24. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:20 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
25. 2.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Mar 24, 4:56 PM PST · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Mar 25, 2:24 PM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
27. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Mar 26, 1:10 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
28. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 26, 8:38 PM PST · 17722 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 28, 4:12 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
30. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 29, 9:41 PM PST · 17719 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.410km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Apr 2, 10:18 AM PST · 17715 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
32. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Apr 4, 11:40 PM PST · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
33. 1.510km W of Pine Valley, CAMon, Apr 10, 9:34 AM PST · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 10, 5:36 PM PST · 17707 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Apr 10, 8:20 PM PST · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
36. 3.123km W of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Apr 10, 11:46 PM PST · 17707 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
37. 2.022km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Apr 11, 11:02 PM PST · 17706 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
38. 2.331km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Apr 12, 12:43 AM PST · 17706 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.011km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Apr 12, 6:54 AM PST · 17706 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
40. 3.387km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 3:10 AM PST · 17704 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
41. 3.243km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Apr 14, 1:08 PM PST · 17703 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
42. 1.927km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Apr 15, 10:18 PM PST · 17702 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
43. 3.038km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Apr 18, 2:43 PM PST · 17699 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
44. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 18, 11:53 PM PST · 17699 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
45. 1.813km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Apr 19, 6:51 AM PST · 17699 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
46. 2.250km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 21, 2:14 PM PST · 17696 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
47. 2.328km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Apr 21, 4:28 PM PST · 17696 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

Before

1. 3.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 15, 9:11 PM PST · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.820km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Feb 13, 5:27 AM PST · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.973km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 13, 4:25 AM PST · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CASun, Feb 12, 7:51 PM PST · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 10, 6:42 AM PST · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
6. 2.235km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Feb 10, 12:04 AM PST · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
7. 2.734km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Feb 9, 10:11 PM PST · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 7, 8:38 PM PST · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.124km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Feb 5, 5:05 PM PST · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.953km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Feb 5, 2:58 PM PST · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
11. 2.431km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Feb 4, 5:27 AM PST · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.443km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 30, 11:39 AM PST · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jan 30, 7:54 AM PST · 17778 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.548km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 23, 11:55 AM PST · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337523. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.