M2.9 earthquake 34km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 3, 1980, 2:51 PM PDT

UTC

1980-10-03 21:51:49 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.965° N, 116.279° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

279°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

15

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast32 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast91 kmSE

After

1. 2.134km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 4, 3:19 AM PDT · 16789 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 4, 7:01 AM PDT · 16789 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Oct 8, 11:14 AM PDT · 16785 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.959km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 11, 8:20 AM PDT · 16782 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.165km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 13, 9:40 AM PDT · 16780 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
6. 4.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 15, 6:15 PM PDT · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
7. 3.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 15, 6:22 PM PDT · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.464km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 15, 8:40 PM PDT · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
9. 3.070km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 16, 4:02 PM PDT · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.663km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 17, 5:03 PM PDT · 16775 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.519km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Oct 19, 12:44 AM PDT · 16774 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.989km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 19, 3:54 PM PDT · 16774 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Oct 22, 3:32 AM PDT · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.265km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 22, 2:05 PM PDT · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.439km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Oct 22, 10:42 PM PDT · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
16. 3.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 23, 3:30 PM PDT · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 24, 6:33 AM PDT · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.748km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 24, 9:11 AM PDT · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.738km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Oct 24, 4:40 PM PDT · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.13km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 25, 10:45 AM PDT · 16768 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
21. 3.16km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 26, 12:56 PM PST · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
22. 3.74km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 26, 12:56 PM PST · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.24km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 26, 2:58 PM PST · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 26, 3:27 PM PST · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
25. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 27, 6:46 AM PST · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
26. 2.26km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 27, 11:26 AM PST · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
27. 1.76km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 27, 5:06 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
28. 4.58km N of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 4:55 AM PST · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
29. 2.64km S of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 5:11 AM PST · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
30. 2.27km N of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 5:18 AM PST · 16762 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.926km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 4:59 PM PST · 16761 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.16km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 5:28 PM PST · 16761 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.16km N of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 1, 2:42 AM PST · 16761 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.27km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 1, 5:15 AM PST · 16761 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
35. 1.65km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 1, 8:28 PM PST · 16760 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
36. 1.93km N of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 2, 12:58 AM PST · 16760 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
37. 2.576km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 2, 2:01 PM PST · 16760 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
38. 1.963km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 2, 8:24 PM PST · 16759 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
39. 1.98km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Nov 3, 12:44 AM PST · 16759 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
40. 2.480km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Nov 6, 8:11 PM PST · 16755 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
41. 1.712km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 8, 11:47 PM PST · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
42. 3.00km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 9, 3:31 AM PST · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.611km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Nov 14, 8:07 AM PST · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
44. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 14, 12:09 PM PST · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
45. 2.132km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 19, 12:03 PM PST · 16743 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
46. 2.566km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 20, 10:49 AM PST · 16742 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
47. 1.86km N of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 22, 5:37 PM PST · 16739 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
48. 2.845km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 23, 3:48 AM PST · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
49. 2.621km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Nov 24, 5:16 PM PST · 16737 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
50. 2.163km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Nov 27, 11:36 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
51. 3.470km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 30, 12:33 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
52. 2.965km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 30, 4:02 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
53. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 1, 1:38 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
54. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 1, 5:05 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

Before

1. 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 3, 5:51 AM PDT · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
2. 3.062km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 2, 8:25 PM PDT · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.93km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Oct 2, 9:27 AM PDT · 16791 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
4. 3.2103km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 29, 2:56 AM PDT · 16794 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 3.473km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 28, 9:28 AM PDT · 16795 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
6. 3.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 24, 12:51 AM PDT · 16799 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 24, 12:51 AM PDT · 16799 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
8. 3.162km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 21, 12:20 AM PDT · 16802 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
9. 3.059km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 17, 4:48 AM PDT · 16806 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.810km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 8:48 PM PDT · 16808 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 12:46 PM PDT · 16809 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 3:28 AM PDT · 16812 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
13. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 8, 10:55 AM PDT · 16815 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.543km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 7, 7:05 AM PDT · 16816 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12341027. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.