Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Mar 11, 1980, 1:21 AM PST (09:21 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 45km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-03-11 09:21:08 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.956° N, 116.280° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
278°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.246km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17003 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.460km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17003 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.413km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17000 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.651km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16999 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.552km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16997 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.435km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16995 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16995 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.517km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16994 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.816km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16994 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.131km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16992 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16989 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.929km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16988 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.634km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16988 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.539km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.643km SSE of Campo, CA · 16983 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.638km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16983 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.511km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16982 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.111km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16982 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.39km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16982 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.111km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16978 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.312km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16978 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.634km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16972 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16972 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16967 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.154km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16962 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.231km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16959 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.236km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 3.245km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.692km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16954 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16952 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.494km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16949 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.444km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.365km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17008 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.24km S of Ocotillo, CA · 17008 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.632km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.633km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17016 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17016 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.451km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17028 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.79km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17029 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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