M2.9 earthquake 36km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jul 24, 1980, 6:49 AM PDT

UTC

1980-07-24 13:49:45 UTC

Depth

21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.041° N, 116.290° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.1 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

272°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast35 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast84 kmSE

After

1. 2.328km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Jul 25, 9:13 AM PDT · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.946km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 27, 12:12 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
3. 3.960km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 28, 11:48 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.341km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 5, 5:12 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.944km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 5, 8:47 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 5, 9:48 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
7. 4.139km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:46 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
8. 4.251km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:51 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:51 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.643km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:52 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:52 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.942km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 3:00 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 3:26 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.644km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 6:03 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.587km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 6:55 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.427km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 7, 3:21 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 11, 11:49 AM PDT · 16853 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 12, 5:46 PM PDT · 16852 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
19. 2.886km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Aug 13, 2:30 AM PDT · 16851 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.553km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Aug 14, 8:36 PM PDT · 16850 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
21. 2.530km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Aug 16, 5:34 PM PDT · 16848 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.535km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Aug 17, 12:28 AM PDT · 16847 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
23. 2.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 19, 6:26 AM PDT · 16845 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
24. 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 22, 12:22 AM PDT · 16842 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
25. 1.94km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 24, 3:41 PM PDT · 16840 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.271km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Aug 28, 10:19 PM PDT · 16836 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
27. 3.334km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 29, 10:55 AM PDT · 16835 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.736km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 6:34 AM PDT · 16834 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 4:33 PM PDT · 16834 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
30. 2.866km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 3, 12:43 PM PDT · 16830 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.543km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 7, 7:05 AM PDT · 16826 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
32. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 8, 10:55 AM PDT · 16825 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
33. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 3:28 AM PDT · 16822 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
34. 2.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 12:46 PM PDT · 16819 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
35. 1.810km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 8:48 PM PDT · 16819 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
36. 3.059km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 17, 4:48 AM PDT · 16816 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
37. 3.162km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 21, 12:20 AM PDT · 16812 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

Before

1. 1.812km SW of Tecate, B.C., MXWed, Jul 23, 5:32 PM PDT · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
2. 3.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 22, 4:46 AM PDT · 16873 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 18, 5:55 AM PDT · 16877 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.962km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 15, 2:02 PM PDT · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
5. 3.252km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 15, 2:24 AM PDT · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
6. 3.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 14, 8:46 PM PDT · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 13, 1:10 PM PDT · 16882 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.49km W of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jul 13, 10:54 AM PDT · 16882 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 12, 5:33 PM PDT · 16883 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.025km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 12, 5:32 PM PDT · 16883 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
11. 2.056km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jul 10, 7:39 AM PDT · 16885 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jul 10, 7:06 AM PDT · 16885 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
13. 2.750km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 7, 4:28 PM PDT · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
14. 3.044km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Jul 7, 5:51 AM PDT · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9733438. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.