Mexico earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 46km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 46km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Jun 3, 1980, 9:43 AM PDT (16:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 5km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-06-03 16:43:24 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.022° N, 116.161° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.60
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
280°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16922 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.027km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.935km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16920 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.035km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16920 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.457km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 6.35km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.59km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.012km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.31km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.82km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.05km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.021km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.94km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.82km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.59km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.24km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.62km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.41km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.46km W of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.39km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.36km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.46km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.04km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.34km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.75km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.73km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.73km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.08km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.66km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.34km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.82km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 3.53km NE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.63km ENE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.74km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.03km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.35km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.16km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.84km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.61km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.65km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.72km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.46km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.03km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.75km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.33km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.610km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.72km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.42km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 4.45km N of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.15km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 3.26km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.71km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.26km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.73km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.66km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.56km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.03km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.57km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16925 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.890km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.388km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.434km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.968km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16935 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16937 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.815km WSW of Heber, CA · 16938 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16938 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.522km NE of Ocotillo, CA · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.353km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16941 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.339km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16943 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.253km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16943 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.854km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16945 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.728km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.444km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16950 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.494km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16950 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9729798. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.