Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 48km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 48km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, May 19, 1978, 7:39 AM PDT (14:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 21km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-05-19 14:39:32 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.091° N, 116.186° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
292°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17667 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.813km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17667 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.812km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17666 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.49km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17664 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.84km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.26km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.06km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.06km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17662 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.922km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17660 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.614km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17659 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.512km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.135km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.813km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.725km E of Campo, CA · 17654 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.45km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.568km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17651 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.86km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.910km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.111km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.313km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17648 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.214km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17645 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.33km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17645 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.527km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17644 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.512km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17642 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17642 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.453km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17638 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.95km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17635 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.04km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.325km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17634 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.624km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17634 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17634 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.77km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.771km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17631 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.222km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.823km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 3.562km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.713km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17626 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 3.721km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.02km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.54km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.813km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.714km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 17624 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.324km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17623 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.124km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17623 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.812km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17623 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.813km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17623 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.812km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17622 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.14km W of Ocotillo, CA · 17622 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.860km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17619 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.616km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.127km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17668 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17669 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17670 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.75km WSW of Pine Valley, CA · 17670 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.711km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17670 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.712km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17671 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.010km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17671 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.86km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17672 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.013km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17672 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17673 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.815km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17673 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.112km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17673 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.114km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17674 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.912km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17676 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.539km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.012km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.313km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.814km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.59km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17678 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.612km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17679 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339531. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.