Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Jan 30, 1980, 6:23 AM PST (14:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

Ensenada forecastMore in Mexico

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-30 14:23:27 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.994° N, 116.317° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
275°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.236km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.257km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17035 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.233km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.419km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.837km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.037km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17031 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.354km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17031 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17030 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.213km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.310km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.79km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17020 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.451km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17013 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17011 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17007 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.633km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17007 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.632km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17005 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.24km S of Ocotillo, CA · 16999 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 3.365km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16999 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.534km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16996 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.246km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.460km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.413km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16991 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.651km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16990 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.552km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16988 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.435km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.517km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16986 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.816km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16986 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.131km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.929km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16980 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.634km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16979 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.539km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16978 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.733km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.235km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.434km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17037 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.636km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.430km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.132km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 4.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.327km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.529km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.134km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.432km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.832km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.456km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17040 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 3.272km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

Earthquakes todayMexico earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355121. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.