Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Oct 13, 1979, 3:32 AM PDT (10:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13km SSW of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-10-13 10:32:37 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.979° N, 116.257° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
324°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.233km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.248km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.437km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.514km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.09km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.020km E of Ocotillo, CA · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.013km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.87km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.38km SW of Heber, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.28km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.412km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.832km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.511km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17152 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.263km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17150 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17150 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.310km WSW of Heber, CA · 17149 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.531km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.850km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17149 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.248km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.351km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17146 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.526km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17145 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.812km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.955km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17140 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.051km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17140 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17138 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.341km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 17137 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.018km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17136 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.918km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17136 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.810km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17134 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.611km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17134 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17133 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.151km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17133 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.79km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17132 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.59km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17132 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.710km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17132 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.941km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.449km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.720km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.651km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.649km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17124 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.615km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17123 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.513km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17123 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.518km ESE of Pine Valley, CA · 17122 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.939km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17122 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.449km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17122 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.546km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.013km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.140km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.842km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17120 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17119 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.522km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.411km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.015km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.518km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17159 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.553km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.234km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17168 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.249km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17170 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.48km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17171 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.269km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.769km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.344km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17174 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.115km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17174 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.469km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17175 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.942km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17179 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.020km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17186 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3352033. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.