M2.6 earthquake 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jun 12, 1979, 5:08 PM PDT

UTC

1979-06-13 00:08:44 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.985° N, 116.281° 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

±0.16

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

278°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast33 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast89 kmSE

After

1. 1.810km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jun 13, 2:13 AM PDT · 17278 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.617km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jun 19, 3:56 PM PDT · 17271 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.350km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jun 21, 5:23 AM PDT · 17270 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.112km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jun 23, 3:38 PM PDT · 17267 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.212km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jun 23, 6:54 PM PDT · 17267 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.013km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Jun 28, 4:01 PM PDT · 17262 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.713km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jun 29, 6:36 PM PDT · 17261 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.810km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jun 29, 9:24 PM PDT · 17261 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
9. 3.077km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 6, 1:38 PM PDT · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.726km NW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jul 8, 4:59 PM PDT · 17252 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.59km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 9, 6:30 PM PDT · 17251 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.440km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Jul 10, 11:00 PM PDT · 17250 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
13. 3.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jul 14, 3:43 PM PDT · 17246 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.714km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jul 15, 10:23 PM PDT · 17245 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 17, 1:21 AM PDT · 17244 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.131km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jul 18, 10:15 AM PDT · 17243 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.430km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jul 18, 10:23 AM PDT · 17243 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
18. 3.159km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jul 18, 11:51 AM PDT · 17243 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.156km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jul 18, 10:36 PM PDT · 17242 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.644km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 23, 1:10 PM PDT · 17237 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
21. 2.647km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 23, 1:36 PM PDT · 17237 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
22. 2.732km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jul 28, 2:18 PM PDT · 17232 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
23. 2.814km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jul 29, 6:57 AM PDT · 17232 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
24. 2.531km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jul 29, 2:05 PM PDT · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.782km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 30, 3:56 AM PDT · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
26. 3.039km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXWed, Aug 1, 4:19 PM PDT · 17228 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
27. 2.511km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Aug 1, 8:21 PM PDT · 17228 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
28. 3.244km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXThu, Aug 2, 5:25 PM PDT · 17227 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
29. 1.99km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 4, 2:05 PM PDT · 17225 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
30. 3.224km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Aug 5, 4:03 AM PDT · 17225 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 2.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jun 11, 11:32 AM PDT · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.611km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jun 10, 9:49 PM PDT · 17280 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
3. 3.040km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 10, 11:05 AM PDT · 17281 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.541km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Jun 10, 6:37 AM PDT · 17281 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
5. 2.814km SW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 8, 3:02 AM PDT · 17283 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.913km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 7, 5:38 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 5, 9:45 PM PDT · 17285 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.820km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 3:51 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
9. 3.114km W of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 2:30 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
10. 3.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jun 1, 2:19 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.769km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 30, 11:08 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.943km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 30, 10:16 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.549km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 29, 5:53 AM PDT · 17293 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 29, 3:06 AM PDT · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.512km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, May 27, 10:57 PM PDT · 17294 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
16. 3.586km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 22, 6:14 AM PDT · 17300 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.519km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, May 21, 8:14 AM PDT · 17301 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.419km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, May 19, 3:13 AM PDT · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.018km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, May 18, 11:43 PM PDT · 17303 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
20. 1.953km SE of Campo, CATue, May 15, 10:20 AM PDT · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3349655. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.