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

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Apr 22, 1980, 12:58 PM PST

UTC

1980-04-22 20:58:12 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.965° N, 116.296° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

307°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast31 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast89 kmSE

After

1. 2.231km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Apr 24, 1:11 AM PST · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Apr 25, 12:08 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.236km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Apr 27, 1:17 AM PST · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
4. 3.245km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Apr 28, 8:00 PM PDT · 16960 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.692km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Apr 30, 9:29 PM PDT · 16957 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, May 2, 4:50 PM PDT · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.494km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 6, 11:54 AM PDT · 16952 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.444km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 6, 1:03 PM PDT · 16952 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.728km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, May 10, 4:08 AM PDT · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
10. 1.854km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, May 11, 12:28 AM PDT · 16947 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.253km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 7:06 AM PDT · 16945 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.339km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 9:49 AM PDT · 16945 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
13. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 12:52 AM PDT · 16944 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 5:40 AM PDT · 16944 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
15. 3.353km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 7:50 PM PDT · 16943 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, May 16, 3:40 AM PDT · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 18, 5:26 AM PDT · 16940 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.815km WSW of Heber, CASun, May 18, 9:23 AM PDT · 16940 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 18, 5:43 PM PDT · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
20. 3.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 19, 11:05 AM PDT · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
21. 1.968km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 21, 2:29 AM PDT · 16937 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
22. 2.434km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 24, 1:11 PM PDT · 16934 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
23. 2.388km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 26, 9:16 AM PDT · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.890km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, May 27, 10:46 PM PDT · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
25. 3.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jun 3, 9:43 AM PDT · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
26. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jun 3, 10:05 AM PDT · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
27. 3.027km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jun 5, 7:56 AM PDT · 16922 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
28. 2.935km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 5, 8:26 AM PDT · 16922 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
29. 2.035km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXThu, Jun 5, 9:59 AM PDT · 16922 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
30. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 6, 1:17 PM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
31. 3.457km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 8, 1:40 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
32. 2.021km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 8, 9:51 PM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
33. 2.610km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jun 9, 2:19 AM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
34. 2.892km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jun 9, 1:39 PM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
35. 2.443km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jun 10, 4:01 AM PDT · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
36. 2.610km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jun 16, 12:05 PM PDT · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

Before

1. 2.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Apr 22, 9:32 AM PST · 16966 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.154km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Apr 20, 5:24 PM PST · 16968 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
3. 2.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Apr 17, 11:41 PM PST · 16970 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
4. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Apr 13, 5:26 AM PST · 16975 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.634km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 12, 7:53 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.312km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Apr 7, 8:33 AM PST · 16981 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.39km W of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Apr 2, 2:46 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
8. 2.111km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Apr 2, 2:46 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.511km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Apr 2, 2:34 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.638km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 2, 4:50 AM PST · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.643km SSE of Campo, CATue, Apr 1, 12:44 PM PST · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
12. 2.539km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Mar 28, 11:32 PM PST · 16990 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.634km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Mar 28, 3:24 AM PST · 16991 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.929km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Mar 27, 1:45 PM PST · 16992 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.867km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 26, 12:18 PM PST · 16993 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357324. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.