M2.2 earthquake 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.2 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 18, 1980, 7:11 AM PST

UTC

1980-12-18 15:11:24 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.970° N, 116.319° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

312°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast29 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast88 kmSE

After

1. 2.037km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Dec 18, 8:34 AM PST · 16714 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
2. 3.712km N of Tecate, B.C., MXMon, Dec 22, 11:35 AM PST · 16710 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Dec 25, 4:02 PM PST · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.819km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MXThu, Jan 1, 5:00 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
5. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jan 4, 1:21 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.646km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jan 6, 6:24 PM PST · 16695 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.451km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jan 11, 7:20 PM PST · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
8. 1.77km W of Pine Valley, CATue, Jan 13, 12:28 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.419km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Jan 13, 4:12 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.560km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jan 14, 1:11 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.714km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jan 19, 11:25 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 19, 4:46 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.833km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jan 20, 2:22 AM PST · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.874km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jan 21, 3:14 AM PST · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
15. 1.818km ENE of Campo, CAThu, Jan 22, 11:00 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.932km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Jan 23, 10:36 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.411km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jan 25, 3:15 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.019km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jan 25, 4:08 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.050km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jan 25, 6:49 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
20. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 26, 9:09 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
21. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Feb 1, 10:19 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
22. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 2, 1:26 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
23. 2.178km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 2, 6:43 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
24. 2.523km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Feb 6, 12:35 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 8, 9:22 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
26. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Feb 9, 3:42 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
27. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 9, 5:05 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 13, 11:56 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 15, 5:21 AM PST · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
30. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 15, 11:02 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 2.217km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXTue, Dec 16, 8:42 PM PST · 16715 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.463km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Dec 15, 2:32 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.822km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 13, 12:07 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 12, 9:13 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.734km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 12, 9:09 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
6. 3.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Dec 10, 11:46 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Dec 9, 7:00 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 4:39 PM PST · 16724 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.932km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Dec 7, 1:12 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.966km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Dec 3, 7:23 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 1, 5:05 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
12. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 1, 1:38 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.965km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 30, 4:02 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
14. 3.470km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 30, 12:33 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.163km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Nov 27, 11:36 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.845km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 23, 3:48 AM PST · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.566km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 20, 10:49 AM PST · 16742 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.132km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 19, 12:03 PM PST · 16743 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301005. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.