M2.7 earthquake 18km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Apr 25, 1979, 10:48 AM PST

UTC

1979-04-25 18:48:01 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.856° N, 116.428° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

284°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast16 kmE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast90 kmSE

After

1. 1.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 4, 9:10 PM PDT · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.766km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 5, 4:50 PM PDT · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.77km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, May 5, 6:29 PM PDT · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.634km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXWed, May 9, 9:05 PM PDT · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.167km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 11, 3:06 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.253km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 14, 5:57 PM PDT · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.953km SE of Campo, CATue, May 15, 10:20 AM PDT · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.018km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, May 18, 11:43 PM PDT · 17302 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
9. 3.586km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 22, 6:14 AM PDT · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.672km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 27, 11:31 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.549km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 29, 5:53 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.943km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 30, 10:16 AM PDT · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.769km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 30, 11:08 AM PDT · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.820km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 3:51 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.541km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Jun 10, 6:37 AM PDT · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
16. 3.040km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 10, 11:05 AM PDT · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jun 11, 11:32 AM PDT · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.634km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jun 12, 5:08 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.350km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jun 21, 5:23 AM PDT · 17269 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

Before

1. 2.820km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 25, 5:07 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.961km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Apr 23, 5:31 AM PST · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Apr 17, 4:03 AM PST · 17334 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.934km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Apr 16, 4:26 PM PST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
5. 3.071km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Apr 16, 6:57 AM PST · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.844km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Apr 14, 2:39 PM PST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 13, 8:20 AM PST · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.159km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 6, 4:10 PM PST · 17345 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Apr 4, 11:06 PM PST · 17346 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.837km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Apr 3, 6:06 AM PST · 17348 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.52km SW of San Ysidro, CAMon, Apr 2, 10:28 AM PST · 17349 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.232km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Mar 31, 3:12 PM PST · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.334km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Mar 31, 2:45 PM PST · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.332km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Mar 31, 2:39 PM PST · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
15. 4.645km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Mar 31, 1:37 PM PST · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3348644. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.