Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 54km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 54km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, May 11, 1980, 12:28 AM PDT (07:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 5km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-11 07:28:41 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.932° N, 116.056° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
305°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16940 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.96km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.253km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.339km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16937 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.353km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16935 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16933 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.815km WSW of Heber, CA · 16933 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.03km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16931 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.26km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16931 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.36km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16931 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.968km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.434km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.388km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16925 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.890km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16920 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.027km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.935km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.035km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.457km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 6.35km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.48km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 3.68km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 4.026km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.59km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.012km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.82km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.31km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.82km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.05km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.021km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.94km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 3.82km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.59km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.86km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.55km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.24km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.62km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.41km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.25km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.46km W of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.39km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.36km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.46km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.913km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.04km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.83km W of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.34km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.75km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.73km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.84km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.73km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.56km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.728km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16941 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.444km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16945 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.494km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16945 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.25km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.013km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16947 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16949 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.692km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16951 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.245km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16953 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.236km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.231km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.05km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16958 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16959 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16959 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.154km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16968 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.634km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16969 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3309155. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.