M2.5 earthquake 27km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jun 12, 1978, 1:59 AM PDT

UTC

1978-06-12 08:59:08 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.958° N, 116.350° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

303°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast26 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast86 kmSE

After

1. 2.512km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jun 13, 11:36 PM PDT · 17641 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jun 14, 4:54 AM PDT · 17641 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
3. 2.453km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jun 17, 7:20 PM PDT · 17637 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.771km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jun 24, 8:23 PM PDT · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
5. 2.222km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jun 25, 8:59 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.823km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Jun 25, 9:54 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
7. 3.562km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 25, 6:44 PM PDT · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
8. 3.721km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Jun 30, 8:33 AM PDT · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 30, 2:50 PM PDT · 17624 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
10. 1.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 1, 7:04 PM PDT · 17623 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
11. 2.14km W of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 3, 6:13 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.860km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 7, 1:18 AM PDT · 17618 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
13. 2.616km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jul 9, 7:50 AM PDT · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
14. 3.065km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jul 12, 11:48 AM PDT · 17612 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
15. 3.332 km WSW of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, MexicoSat, Jul 15, 8:51 PM PDT · 17609 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.331km SE of Campo, CASun, Jul 16, 12:42 AM PDT · 17609 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.551km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jul 19, 12:41 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
18. 3.532km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jul 20, 9:45 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 21, 7:33 AM PDT · 17604 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.237km S of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jul 21, 11:19 PM PDT · 17603 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
21. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jul 22, 5:09 PM PDT · 17602 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
22. 1.74km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 24, 8:26 AM PDT · 17601 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
23. 3.232km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 25, 7:04 PM PDT · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
24. 2.236km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jul 26, 6:17 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
25. 2.420km W of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jul 28, 9:17 PM PDT · 17596 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.513km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 29, 2:00 AM PDT · 17596 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
27. 2.124km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jul 29, 12:27 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
28. 1.823km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jul 29, 6:13 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
29. 2.351km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 1, 9:30 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
30. 2.251km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 1, 9:36 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
31. 2.415km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MXFri, Aug 4, 1:15 PM PDT · 17589 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
32. 2.433km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 4, 11:37 PM PDT · 17589 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
33. 2.462km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 5, 3:52 PM PDT · 17588 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
34. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 8, 12:16 PM PDT · 17585 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

Before

1. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jun 7, 5:32 PM PDT · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 11:17 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.568km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 4, 8:17 AM PDT · 17651 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.725km E of Campo, CAThu, Jun 1, 12:36 PM PDT · 17653 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.135km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, May 31, 11:43 PM PDT · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
6. 3.667km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 24, 8:13 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.021km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, May 19, 8:04 PM PDT · 17666 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, May 19, 7:39 AM PDT · 17667 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 16, 7:42 PM PDT · 17669 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
10. 1.75km WSW of Pine Valley, CATue, May 16, 4:18 PM PDT · 17669 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339955. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.