M2.7 earthquake 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, May 2, 1980, 4:50 PM PDT

UTC

1980-05-02 23:50:51 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.992° N, 116.314° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

273°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

22

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast30 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast86 kmSE

After

1. 2.494km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 6, 11:54 AM PDT · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.444km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 6, 1:03 PM PDT · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.728km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, May 10, 4:08 AM PDT · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.854km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, May 11, 12:28 AM PDT · 16941 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.253km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 7:06 AM PDT · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
6. 2.339km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 9:49 AM PDT · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
7. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 12:52 AM PDT · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 5:40 AM PDT · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
9. 3.353km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 7:50 PM PDT · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, May 16, 3:40 AM PDT · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 18, 5:26 AM PDT · 16934 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.815km WSW of Heber, CASun, May 18, 9:23 AM PDT · 16934 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 18, 5:43 PM PDT · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
14. 3.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 19, 11:05 AM PDT · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.968km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 21, 2:29 AM PDT · 16931 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
16. 2.434km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 24, 1:11 PM PDT · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.890km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 27, 10:46 PM PDT · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
18. 3.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jun 3, 9:43 AM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jun 3, 10:05 AM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
20. 3.027km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jun 5, 7:56 AM PDT · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
21. 2.935km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 5, 8:26 AM PDT · 16916 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.035km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXThu, Jun 5, 9:59 AM PDT · 16916 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
23. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 6, 1:17 PM PDT · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
24. 3.457km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 8, 1:40 AM PDT · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.021km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 8, 9:51 PM PDT · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
26. 2.892km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jun 9, 1:39 PM PDT · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
27. 2.443km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jun 10, 4:01 AM PDT · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.610km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jun 16, 12:05 PM PDT · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
29. 2.447km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 22, 7:18 AM PDT · 16899 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
30. 1.624km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jun 23, 8:53 AM PDT · 16898 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
31. 2.311km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jun 23, 10:19 AM PDT · 16898 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
32. 3.113 km E of San Vicente, MexicoTue, Jun 24, 4:22 AM PDT · 16897 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

1. 2.692km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Apr 30, 9:29 PM PDT · 16951 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
2. 3.245km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Apr 28, 8:00 PM PDT · 16953 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.236km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Apr 27, 1:17 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Apr 25, 12:08 PM PST · 16957 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.231km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Apr 24, 1:11 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Apr 22, 12:58 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Apr 22, 9:32 AM PST · 16960 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.154km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Apr 20, 5:24 PM PST · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Apr 17, 11:41 PM PST · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Apr 13, 5:26 AM PST · 16969 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.634km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 12, 7:53 PM PST · 16969 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.312km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Apr 7, 8:33 AM PST · 16975 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328513. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.