M2.3 earthquake 44km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Sep 25, 1979, 8:46 AM PDT

UTC

1979-09-25 15:46:00 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.100° N, 116.238° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

290°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast43 kmNE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast85 kmESE

After

1. 1.825km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Sep 26, 10:38 AM PDT · 17173 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 27, 8:04 AM PDT · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.269km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 27, 8:08 AM PDT · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.48km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 27, 8:56 PM PDT · 17171 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.525km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 27, 9:04 PM PDT · 17171 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.925km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 28, 1:24 AM PDT · 17171 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.025km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 28, 1:27 AM PDT · 17171 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.625km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 28, 4:32 AM PDT · 17171 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.926km NE of Pine Valley, CASat, Sep 29, 5:01 AM PDT · 17170 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.249km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Sep 29, 10:24 AM PDT · 17170 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
11. 3.234km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 30, 9:17 PM PDT · 17168 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
12. 3.526km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 8, 4:26 AM PDT · 17161 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.025km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Oct 9, 11:41 PM PDT · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.553km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 10, 5:24 AM PDT · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.518km SE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Oct 10, 12:27 PM PDT · 17159 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
16. 4.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Oct 10, 12:48 PM PDT · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.411km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Oct 10, 5:08 PM PDT · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.036km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 13, 3:32 AM PDT · 17156 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.233km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 13, 8:04 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 13, 8:13 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
21. 2.026km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 14, 6:38 AM PDT · 17155 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
22. 2.248km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 14, 11:06 AM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
23. 2.437km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 14, 11:01 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
24. 2.514km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Oct 15, 2:32 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
25. 3.57km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 4:24 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
26. 2.09km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 4:37 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
27. 2.020km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Oct 15, 4:45 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
28. 2.013km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 4:48 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
29. 2.87km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 4:48 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
30. 2.38km SW of Heber, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:47 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
31. 4.210km WSW of El Centro, CAMon, Oct 15, 11:13 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
32. 3.28km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Oct 16, 1:02 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.713km NW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 16, 3:25 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
34. 3.412km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Oct 16, 5:10 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
35. 2.832km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 16, 9:17 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
36. 1.511km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Oct 16, 6:09 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
37. 3.263km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 18, 6:34 PM PDT · 17151 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
38. 2.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 19, 7:57 AM PDT · 17150 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
39. 1.76km SE of Mexicali, B.C., MXFri, Oct 19, 11:59 AM PDT · 17150 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 20, 1:46 AM PDT · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
41. 2.310km WSW of Heber, CASat, Oct 20, 4:34 AM PDT · 17149 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
42. 2.531km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSat, Oct 20, 5:07 AM PDT · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
43. 2.850km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 20, 11:33 AM PDT · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
44. 2.014km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Oct 21, 12:21 PM PDT · 17148 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
45. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 22, 6:21 PM PDT · 17147 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
46. 2.248km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 22, 11:40 PM PDT · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
47. 2.351km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 23, 3:49 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
48. 2.511km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 23, 11:29 AM PDT · 17146 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
49. 2.412km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 8:24 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
50. 2.49km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 8:27 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
51. 1.526km NW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Oct 24, 9:05 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
52. 2.411km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 11:41 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.710km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Oct 24, 1:36 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.812km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Oct 25, 12:51 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
55. 2.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 27, 7:03 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
56. 2.513km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 27, 9:35 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
57. 1.611km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 27, 10:07 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
58. 2.210km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 27, 10:49 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
59. 2.112km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 27, 4:47 PM PDT · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
60. 2.318km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 27, 4:51 PM PDT · 17142 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

1. 2.115km NNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Sep 25, 5:00 AM PDT · 17174 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.814km W of Imperial, CAMon, Sep 24, 6:01 AM PDT · 17175 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.314km W of Imperial, CAMon, Sep 24, 12:53 AM PDT · 17175 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.469km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 23, 6:50 PM PDT · 17176 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
5. 1.725km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Sep 23, 8:37 AM PDT · 17176 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
6. 3.126km NE of Pine Valley, CASat, Sep 22, 2:09 AM PDT · 17177 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.942km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 20, 1:12 AM PDT · 17179 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.426km NE of Pine Valley, CASun, Sep 16, 11:50 PM PDT · 17182 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.725km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Sep 16, 12:11 AM PDT · 17183 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.020km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 13, 6:38 AM PDT · 17186 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.528km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Sep 10, 10:20 AM PDT · 17189 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.829km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Sep 8, 8:46 PM PDT · 17190 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.036km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 6, 8:55 AM PDT · 17193 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 5, 7:54 PM PDT · 17193 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Sep 3, 9:16 AM PDT · 17196 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.812km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Sep 2, 2:56 PM PDT · 17197 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.036km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Aug 30, 9:17 PM PDT · 17199 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.910km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Aug 30, 8:14 PM PDT · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
19. 3.06km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Aug 30, 7:57 PM PDT · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.15km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Aug 30, 6:58 PM PDT · 17200 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3351699. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.