M1.9 earthquake 26km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 31, 1980, 4:59 PM PST

UTC

1980-11-01 00:59:03 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.941° N, 116.363° 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

304°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast24 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast87 kmSE

After

1. 2.576km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 2, 2:01 PM PST · 16760 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.963km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 2, 8:24 PM PST · 16759 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.480km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Nov 6, 8:11 PM PST · 16755 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 14, 12:09 PM PST · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.132km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 19, 12:03 PM PST · 16743 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.566km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 20, 10:49 AM PST · 16742 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.845km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 23, 3:48 AM PST · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.163km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Nov 27, 11:36 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
9. 3.470km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 30, 12:33 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
10. 2.965km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 30, 4:02 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 1, 1:38 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 1, 5:05 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
13. 1.966km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Dec 3, 7:23 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.932km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Dec 7, 1:12 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 4:39 PM PST · 16723 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
16. 1.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Dec 9, 7:00 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.734km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 12, 9:09 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 12, 9:13 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.822km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 13, 12:07 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.463km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Dec 15, 2:32 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
21. 2.217km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXTue, Dec 16, 8:42 PM PST · 16715 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
22. 2.230km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Dec 18, 7:11 AM PST · 16714 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.037km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Dec 18, 8:34 AM PST · 16714 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
24. 3.712km N of Tecate, B.C., MXMon, Dec 22, 11:35 AM PST · 16710 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
25. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Dec 25, 4:02 PM PST · 16706 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 2.64km S of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 5:11 AM PST · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.76km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 27, 5:06 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 27, 6:46 AM PST · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
4. 2.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 26, 3:27 PM PST · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.738km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Oct 24, 4:40 PM PDT · 16768 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.748km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 24, 9:11 AM PDT · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 24, 6:33 AM PDT · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
8. 3.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 23, 3:30 PM PDT · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.439km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Oct 22, 10:42 PM PDT · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.265km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 22, 2:05 PM PDT · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
11. 2.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Oct 22, 3:32 AM PDT · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 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 · 90 km away
13. 1.519km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Oct 19, 12:44 AM PDT · 16774 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.663km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 17, 5:03 PM PDT · 16775 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
15. 3.070km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 16, 4:02 PM PDT · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.464km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 15, 8:40 PM PDT · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
17. 3.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 15, 6:22 PM PDT · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
18. 4.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 15, 6:15 PM PDT · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.165km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 13, 9:40 AM PDT · 16780 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.959km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 11, 8:20 AM PDT · 16782 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3299244. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.