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M2.4 earthquake 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, May 6, 1980, 1:03 PM PDT (20:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 3km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-05-06 20:03:20 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.021° N, 116.192° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.728km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16945 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.854km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16945 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.253km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.339km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16941 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.353km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.522km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16937 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.815km WSW of Heber, CA · 16937 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16937 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.968km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16934 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.434km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16931 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.388km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.890km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.027km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.935km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16919 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.035km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16919 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 3.457km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.012km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.05km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.021km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 3.82km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.59km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.62km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.41km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.39km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.36km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.04km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.34km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.08km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.66km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.82km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.03km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.84km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.72km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.75km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.610km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.15km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.26km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.73km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.66km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.56km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.03km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.57km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.07km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.33km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.510km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.14km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 3.05km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.66km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.16km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.06km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.892km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.712km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.494km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16949 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.25km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16950 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.013km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16951 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16953 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.692km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.245km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16957 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.236km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16960 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.231km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.154km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16965 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16968 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16972 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.634km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16973 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.312km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16978 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.111km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16979 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

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