M2.2 earthquake 33km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.2 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Mar 8, 1979, 6:45 PM PST

UTC

1979-03-09 02:45:43 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.943° N, 116.280° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

294°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast31 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast92 kmSE

After

1. 2.380km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 9, 3:44 AM PST · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
2. 3.472km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Mar 9, 1:03 PM PST · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 9, 8:50 PM PST · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
4. 3.317km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Mar 13, 8:20 AM PST · 17369 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.247km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 13, 4:11 PM PST · 17369 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 16, 2:33 AM PST · 17367 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.860km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Mar 16, 4:24 PM PST · 17366 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.722km SSW of Tecate, B.C., MXSun, Mar 18, 9:45 AM PST · 17364 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.714km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Mar 20, 7:42 PM PST · 17362 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.67km ESE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 21, 3:51 AM PST · 17362 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.267km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Mar 21, 10:31 AM PST · 17361 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.025km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXThu, Mar 22, 11:15 PM PST · 17360 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
13. 2.860km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 23, 1:25 AM PST · 17360 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
14. 3.172km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Mar 24, 4:30 AM PST · 17359 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
15. 4.645km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Mar 31, 1:37 PM PST · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.332km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Mar 31, 2:39 PM PST · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.334km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Mar 31, 2:45 PM PST · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.232km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Mar 31, 3:12 PM PST · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.116km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Apr 1, 10:50 PM PST · 17350 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.52km SW of San Ysidro, CAMon, Apr 2, 10:28 AM PST · 17349 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
21. 2.837km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Apr 3, 6:06 AM PST · 17349 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Apr 4, 11:06 PM PST · 17347 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
23. 2.159km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 6, 4:10 PM PST · 17345 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
24. 2.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 13, 8:20 AM PST · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
25. 1.844km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Apr 14, 2:39 PM PST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
26. 3.071km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Apr 16, 6:57 AM PST · 17336 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
27. 2.934km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Apr 16, 4:26 PM PST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
28. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Apr 17, 4:03 AM PST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
29. 2.961km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Apr 23, 5:31 AM PST · 17329 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
30. 2.820km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 25, 5:07 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.718km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 25, 10:48 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.314km WNW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 26, 9:00 PM PST · 17325 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.520km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, May 1, 1:32 AM PDT · 17321 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 4, 9:10 PM PDT · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
35. 2.766km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 5, 4:50 PM PDT · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
36. 2.77km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, May 5, 6:29 PM PDT · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.013km WNW of Ocotillo, CASun, May 6, 9:01 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 2.559km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 8, 11:32 AM PST · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.110km ESE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 7, 3:24 PM PST · 17375 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.567km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Mar 7, 6:40 AM PST · 17376 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.926km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Mar 5, 3:39 PM PST · 17377 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 4, 11:08 PM PST · 17378 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
6. 3.351km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 4, 11:08 AM PST · 17378 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
7. 4.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 4, 10:37 AM PST · 17378 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.972km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 2, 2:59 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.74km ESE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Mar 1, 2:53 PM PST · 17381 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
10. 4.379km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Mar 1, 1:17 PM PST · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Feb 28, 1:13 PM PST · 17382 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.830km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 11:14 PM PST · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.866km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 3:15 PM PST · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
14. 4.377km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 11:26 AM PST · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 7:28 AM PST · 17383 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.867km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:57 AM PST · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.467km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:54 AM PST · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
18. 2.368km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:42 AM PST · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.672km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:28 AM PST · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
20. 4.077km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 27, 5:10 AM PST · 17384 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3346525. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.