Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Mar 1, 1980, 11:27 PM PST (07:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 65km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-03-02 07:27:27 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.978° N, 116.299° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24km S of Ocotillo, CA · 17010 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.365km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17010 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.534km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17007 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.246km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17005 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.460km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17004 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.413km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17001 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.651km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17000 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.552km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16999 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.435km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16997 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.767km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16997 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.517km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16996 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.816km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16996 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.131km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16991 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.929km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16990 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.634km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16990 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.539km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16989 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.643km SSE of Campo, CA · 16985 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.638km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.511km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16984 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.111km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16984 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.39km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16984 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.312km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16979 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.634km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16974 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16973 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16969 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.154km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16966 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.231km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.236km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16960 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 3.245km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.692km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.633km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.451km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.79km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17031 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17035 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.310km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.213km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17040 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17040 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.354km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.037km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17042 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.837km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.419km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.233km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355438. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.