M2.4 earthquake 13km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.4 (mh), micro

Local time

Sun, Mar 16, 1980, 10:22 AM PST

UTC

1980-03-16 18:22:45 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.857° N, 116.478° 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

±0.12

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

327°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast12 kmE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast87 kmSE

After

1. 2.651km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Mar 17, 8:33 AM PST · 16990 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.552km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 18, 6:57 PM PST · 16989 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.435km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Mar 20, 9:52 PM PST · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Mar 21, 1:25 AM PST · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.131km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Mar 23, 12:24 PM PST · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 26, 12:18 PM PST · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.929km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Mar 27, 1:45 PM PST · 16980 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.634km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 28, 3:24 AM PST · 16979 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.539km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Mar 28, 11:32 PM PST · 16979 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
10. 1.643km SSE of Campo, CATue, Apr 1, 12:44 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.638km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 2, 4:50 AM PST · 16974 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.312km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Apr 7, 8:33 AM PST · 16969 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.634km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 12, 7:53 PM PST · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Apr 13, 5:26 AM PST · 16963 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Apr 17, 11:41 PM PST · 16959 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
16. 2.154km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Apr 20, 5:24 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Apr 22, 9:32 AM PST · 16954 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Apr 22, 12:58 PM PST · 16954 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.231km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Apr 24, 1:11 AM PST · 16953 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Apr 25, 12:08 PM PST · 16951 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
21. 2.236km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Apr 27, 1:17 AM PST · 16950 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
22. 3.245km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Apr 28, 8:00 PM PDT · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
23. 2.692km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Apr 30, 9:29 PM PDT · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, May 2, 4:50 PM PDT · 16944 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
25. 2.494km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 6, 11:54 AM PDT · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
26. 2.444km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 6, 1:03 PM PDT · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
27. 2.728km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, May 10, 4:08 AM PDT · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
28. 1.854km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, May 11, 12:28 AM PDT · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
29. 2.253km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 7:06 AM PDT · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
30. 2.339km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 9:49 AM PDT · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
31. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 12:52 AM PDT · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
32. 2.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 5:40 AM PDT · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

Before

1. 2.460km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 13, 7:21 AM PST · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
2. 3.246km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Mar 13, 3:29 AM PST · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.534km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Mar 11, 1:21 AM PST · 16997 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.567km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Mar 10, 2:03 AM PST · 16997 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
5. 3.365km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Mar 7, 8:27 PM PST · 17000 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
6. 2.632km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Mar 1, 11:27 PM PST · 17006 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.633km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Feb 28, 8:44 PM PST · 17008 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Feb 28, 8:27 PM PST · 17008 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 24, 5:38 PM PST · 17012 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Feb 22, 10:10 PM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.451km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Feb 16, 2:33 PM PST · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12328375. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.