Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 36km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 36km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Dec 12, 1980, 9:13 PM PST (05:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 12km N of Tecate, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-12-13 05:13:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.020° N, 116.276° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
298°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.463km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16727 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.217km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.230km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16724 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.037km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16724 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.712km N of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16720 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.819km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16710 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16707 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.646km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16705 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.451km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.77km W of Pine Valley, CA · 16698 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.419km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16698 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.560km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16697 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.714km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.833km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.874km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.818km ENE of Campo, CA · 16688 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.932km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.411km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.019km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.050km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16686 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16678 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.178km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.116km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.523km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16672 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.734km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16733 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16734 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.45km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16735 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.932km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16735 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.966km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.820km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16740 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16741 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16741 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.965km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16742 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.470km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16742 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.163km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.621km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16748 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.845km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16749 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.86km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16750 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.566km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16752 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.132km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16758 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.611km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16758 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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