M2.4 earthquake 43km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jan 30, 1978, 11:39 AM PST

UTC

1978-01-30 19:39:10 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.211° N, 116.404° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

336°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast42 kmNNE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast65 kmESE

After

1. 2.924km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 2, 6:08 AM PST · 17773 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 2, 8:22 AM PST · 17773 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.431km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Feb 4, 5:27 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.020km WNW of Imperial, CASun, Feb 5, 11:22 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.953km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Feb 5, 2:58 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.124km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Feb 5, 5:05 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 7, 8:38 PM PST · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
8. 2.734km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Feb 9, 10:11 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.235km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Feb 10, 12:04 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 10, 6:42 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.712km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Feb 11, 11:44 PM PST · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CASun, Feb 12, 7:51 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.973km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 13, 4:25 AM PST · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.820km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Feb 13, 5:27 AM PST · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
15. 3.140km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 15, 9:11 PM PST · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.538km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Feb 21, 5:06 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 21, 6:49 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.447km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Feb 22, 2:19 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
19. 2.011km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Feb 24, 3:50 PM PST · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.121km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 25, 1:23 AM PST · 17750 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 28, 6:22 AM PST · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
22. 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 2, 5:18 PM PST · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Mar 4, 9:48 AM PST · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
24. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Mar 9, 3:48 AM PST · 17738 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
25. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Mar 11, 2:04 PM PST · 17736 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
26. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 12, 6:07 PM PST · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
27. 2.423km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Mar 13, 11:19 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
28. 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Mar 15, 4:05 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
29. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 16, 11:00 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
30. 2.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 16, 11:50 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
31. 1.526km ESE of Campo, CAFri, Mar 17, 2:53 AM PST · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
32. 2.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 18, 12:19 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
33. 2.218km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Mar 19, 7:29 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
34. 1.819km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Mar 20, 12:12 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.78km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 7:03 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
36. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 22, 9:47 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
37. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:20 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
38. 2.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Mar 24, 4:56 PM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
39. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Mar 26, 1:10 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
40. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 26, 8:38 PM PST · 17720 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
41. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 28, 4:12 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
42. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Mar 29, 10:01 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
43. 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Mar 29, 10:01 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 29, 9:41 PM PST · 17717 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

Before

1. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jan 30, 7:54 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.618km W of Imperial, CAFri, Jan 27, 2:53 PM PST · 17779 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.548km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 23, 11:55 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Jan 18, 10:21 PM PST · 17787 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.028km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Jan 18, 9:36 PM PST · 17787 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
6. 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 17, 11:58 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.967km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 17, 10:28 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.724km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 16, 10:42 PM PST · 17789 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.721km SW of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 15, 10:06 PM PST · 17790 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CATue, Jan 10, 8:18 AM PST · 17796 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jan 8, 7:09 PM PST · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jan 8, 4:22 AM PST · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.64km W of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jan 8, 3:12 AM PST · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.758km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 7, 11:47 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.81km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jan 7, 3:53 PM PST · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.76km S of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jan 7, 11:49 AM PST · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.77km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jan 7, 10:44 AM PST · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
18. 3.24km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jan 7, 7:33 AM PST · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
19. 3.17km S of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jan 7, 2:17 AM PST · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.73km S of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jan 5, 10:25 PM PST · 17800 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9998410. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.