M2.0 earthquake 52km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.0 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jan 18, 1979, 4:52 AM PST

UTC

1979-01-18 12:52:48 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.058° N, 116.112° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

288°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast51 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast88 kmSW

After

1. 2.646km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jan 19, 5:16 AM PST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
2. 2.460km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jan 19, 12:27 PM PST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Jan 19, 7:52 PM PST · 17423 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jan 21, 2:45 AM PST · 17422 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jan 21, 4:44 PM PST · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.23km SW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jan 22, 6:23 AM PST · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.618km W of Imperial, CAMon, Jan 22, 7:46 PM PST · 17420 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.432km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 23, 5:43 AM PST · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
9. 3.033km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 23, 7:51 AM PST · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.432km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jan 24, 1:20 PM PST · 17419 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Jan 24, 10:03 PM PST · 17418 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.04km NE of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 25, 12:01 AM PST · 17418 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.820km W of Imperial, CAFri, Jan 26, 4:30 AM PST · 17417 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.813km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jan 28, 9:24 PM PST · 17414 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.535km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 30, 1:03 AM PST · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
16. 1.94km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 30, 1:54 PM PST · 17413 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.64km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 30, 7:08 PM PST · 17412 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CAWed, Jan 31, 6:01 AM PST · 17412 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.75km SW of Imperial, CAWed, Jan 31, 9:59 AM PST · 17412 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.54km WSW of Imperial, CAWed, Jan 31, 1:15 PM PST · 17412 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
21. 2.35km SW of Imperial, CAWed, Jan 31, 2:47 PM PST · 17412 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
22. 2.65km WSW of Imperial, CAWed, Jan 31, 2:47 PM PST · 17412 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.560km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Feb 1, 3:15 AM PST · 17411 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
24. 2.225km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Feb 1, 10:22 AM PST · 17411 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
25. 1.936km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Feb 2, 12:20 AM PST · 17410 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
26. 2.347km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 2, 7:32 AM PST · 17410 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
27. 2.842km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Feb 2, 11:21 AM PST · 17410 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.285km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Feb 3, 7:58 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
29. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Feb 4, 5:40 AM PST · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
30. 2.134km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Feb 4, 1:55 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
31. 2.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Feb 4, 4:12 PM PST · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
32. 2.884km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 5, 2:17 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
33. 1.620km W of Imperial, CAMon, Feb 5, 3:30 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
34. 3.626km SE of Campo, CAMon, Feb 5, 4:07 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
35. 2.522km ESE of Campo, CAMon, Feb 5, 4:23 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
36. 2.717km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Feb 5, 4:45 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.619km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Feb 6, 4:45 PM PST · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
38. 2.122km ESE of Campo, CATue, Feb 6, 8:40 PM PST · 17405 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
39. 1.521km W of Imperial, CAThu, Feb 8, 2:30 AM PST · 17404 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
40. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Feb 8, 6:28 AM PST · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
41. 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 1:47 AM PST · 17403 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
42. 2.573km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 4:47 AM PST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
43. 1.710km N of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 10:59 AM PST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.78km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 11:05 AM PST · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
45. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Feb 9, 6:00 PM PST · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
46. 1.55km NW of El Centro, CATue, Feb 13, 5:19 AM PST · 17399 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
47. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 13, 11:07 PM PST · 17398 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
48. 1.610km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 5:16 AM PST · 17398 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
49. 2.312km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 8:48 AM PST · 17398 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.840km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 11:52 AM PST · 17398 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
51. 1.66km NE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 1:29 PM PST · 17398 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
52. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Feb 14, 5:05 PM PST · 17397 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
53. 2.977km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Feb 15, 6:24 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
54. 1.812km N of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Feb 16, 5:34 AM PST · 17396 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
55. 2.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Feb 16, 6:54 AM PST · 17396 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
56. 1.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Feb 17, 1:29 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
57. 2.166km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Feb 17, 1:50 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
58. 2.310km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Feb 17, 8:15 PM PST · 17394 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
59. 3.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 20, 4:03 AM PST · 17392 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
60. 2.086km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Feb 21, 11:30 PM PST · 17390 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

1. 2.834km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 16, 5:56 AM PST · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jan 15, 8:50 PM PST · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
3. 3.030km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jan 15, 8:50 PM PST · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jan 15, 8:13 PM PST · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.69km WSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 13, 12:47 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
6. 3.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jan 11, 2:01 AM PST · 17432 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
7. 3.147km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jan 10, 1:17 PM PST · 17433 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.441km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jan 9, 1:23 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
9. 1.914km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jan 8, 12:09 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 8, 2:28 AM PST · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.481km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jan 7, 12:22 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Jan 6, 11:00 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
13. 3.177km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jan 4, 3:29 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
14. 3.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jan 2, 4:26 AM PST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
15. 1.616km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jan 1, 7:40 PM PST · 17441 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Dec 31, 9:45 AM PST · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.18km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Dec 31, 5:44 AM PST · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Dec 30, 11:47 AM PST · 17444 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.72km SE of El Centro, CASat, Dec 30, 2:00 AM PST · 17444 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Dec 29, 2:11 PM PST · 17445 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345626. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.