M2.1 earthquake 35km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, May 31, 1978, 11:43 PM PDT

UTC

1978-06-01 06:43:10 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.936° N, 116.258° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

303°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast33 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast94 kmSE

After

1. 1.813km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 1, 9:09 AM PDT · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.725km E of Campo, CAThu, Jun 1, 12:36 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.568km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 4, 8:17 AM PDT · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 11:17 AM PDT · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.313km SW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 8:14 PM PDT · 17646 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jun 7, 5:32 PM PDT · 17646 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.214km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jun 10, 9:34 PM PDT · 17642 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.527km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jun 12, 1:59 AM PDT · 17641 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.512km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jun 13, 11:36 PM PDT · 17639 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jun 14, 4:54 AM PDT · 17639 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
11. 2.453km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jun 17, 7:20 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jun 21, 2:20 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.771km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jun 24, 8:23 PM PDT · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.222km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jun 25, 8:59 AM PDT · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.823km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Jun 25, 9:54 AM PDT · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
16. 3.562km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 25, 6:44 PM PDT · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.713km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 29, 10:44 PM PDT · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
18. 3.721km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Jun 30, 8:33 AM PDT · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.813km SW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 30, 11:19 AM PDT · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 30, 2:50 PM PDT · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
21. 2.714km SW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 30, 7:49 PM PDT · 17622 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 1, 7:04 PM PDT · 17622 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
23. 1.812km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jul 2, 6:17 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.813km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jul 2, 6:56 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.812km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jul 3, 4:09 PM PDT · 17620 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
26. 2.14km W of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 3, 6:13 PM PDT · 17620 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
27. 2.860km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 7, 1:18 AM PDT · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
28. 2.616km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jul 9, 7:50 AM PDT · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
29. 3.065km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jul 12, 11:48 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
30. 3.332 km WSW of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, MexicoSat, Jul 15, 8:51 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
31. 2.331km SE of Campo, CASun, Jul 16, 12:42 AM PDT · 17607 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
32. 2.3102km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jul 17, 12:30 AM PDT · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
33. 2.712km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jul 17, 3:39 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
34. 2.551km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jul 19, 12:41 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
35. 3.532km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jul 20, 9:45 AM PDT · 17603 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
36. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 21, 7:33 AM PDT · 17602 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.237km S of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jul 21, 11:19 PM PDT · 17601 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
38. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jul 22, 5:09 PM PDT · 17601 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
39. 1.74km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 24, 8:26 AM PDT · 17599 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
40. 3.232km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 25, 7:04 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
41. 2.714km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jul 25, 7:27 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
42. 2.236km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jul 26, 6:17 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
43. 2.420km W of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jul 28, 9:17 PM PDT · 17594 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
44. 1.513km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 29, 2:00 AM PDT · 17594 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
45. 2.124km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jul 29, 12:27 PM PDT · 17594 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
46. 1.823km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jul 29, 6:13 PM PDT · 17594 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
47. 2.118km W of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jul 30, 2:49 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 2.512km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 29, 8:21 AM PDT · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 28, 9:34 AM PDT · 17656 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 28, 12:06 AM PDT · 17656 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.614km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 27, 3:27 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 3.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 24, 8:13 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.812km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 20, 10:16 AM PDT · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.813km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 19, 9:58 PM PDT · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.021km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, May 19, 8:04 PM PDT · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
9. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, May 19, 7:39 AM PDT · 17665 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
10. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, May 17, 6:10 PM PDT · 17667 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 16, 7:42 PM PDT · 17668 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.711km SW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, May 16, 7:56 AM PDT · 17668 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.712km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 15, 4:43 PM PDT · 17669 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.010km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 15, 12:04 PM PDT · 17669 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.013km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 15, 1:15 AM PDT · 17669 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 14, 12:24 AM PDT · 17670 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.815km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 13, 11:12 PM PDT · 17670 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
18. 3.112km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 13, 4:19 PM PDT · 17671 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.114km SW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, May 12, 6:58 AM PDT · 17672 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.912km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 10, 5:55 AM PDT · 17674 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339760. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.