M2.6 earthquake 43km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Aug 6, 1980, 2:52 AM PDT

UTC

1980-08-06 09:52:03 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.005° N, 116.193° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

289°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast41 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast94 kmSE

After

1. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:52 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.942km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 3:00 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 3:26 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.644km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 6:03 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.587km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 6:55 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 11, 11:49 AM PDT · 16854 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 12, 5:46 PM PDT · 16852 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.886km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Aug 13, 2:30 AM PDT · 16852 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.553km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Aug 14, 8:36 PM PDT · 16850 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.530km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Aug 16, 5:34 PM PDT · 16848 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.535km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Aug 17, 12:28 AM PDT · 16848 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 19, 6:26 AM PDT · 16846 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
13. 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 22, 12:22 AM PDT · 16843 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.94km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 24, 3:41 PM PDT · 16840 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.211km NW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Aug 28, 1:32 AM PDT · 16837 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.271km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Aug 28, 10:19 PM PDT · 16836 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
17. 3.334km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 29, 10:55 AM PDT · 16836 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.736km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 6:34 AM PDT · 16835 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
19. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 4:33 PM PDT · 16834 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.866km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 3, 12:43 PM PDT · 16830 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
21. 2.543km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 7, 7:05 AM PDT · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
22. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 8, 10:55 AM PDT · 16826 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
23. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 3:28 AM PDT · 16823 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
24. 2.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 12:46 PM PDT · 16819 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
25. 1.810km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Sep 14, 8:48 PM PDT · 16819 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
26. 3.059km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 17, 4:48 AM PDT · 16817 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
27. 3.162km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 21, 12:20 AM PDT · 16813 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
28. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 24, 12:51 AM PDT · 16810 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
29. 3.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 24, 12:51 AM PDT · 16810 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.210km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 25, 1:40 AM PDT · 16809 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
31. 3.473km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 28, 9:28 AM PDT · 16806 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
32. 3.2103km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 29, 2:56 AM PDT · 16805 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
33. 1.93km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Oct 2, 9:27 AM PDT · 16802 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
34. 3.062km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 2, 8:25 PM PDT · 16801 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
35. 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 3, 5:51 AM PDT · 16801 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
36. 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Oct 3, 2:51 PM PDT · 16800 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.134km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 4, 3:19 AM PDT · 16800 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
38. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Oct 4, 7:01 AM PDT · 16800 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

Before

1. 2.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:51 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
2. 4.251km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:51 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
3. 4.139km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:46 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.944km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 5, 8:47 AM PDT · 16860 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.341km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 5, 5:12 AM PDT · 16860 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.813km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jul 30, 7:56 AM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 3.960km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 28, 11:48 PM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.946km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 27, 12:12 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.328km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Jul 25, 9:13 AM PDT · 16871 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jul 24, 6:49 AM PDT · 16872 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.812km SW of Tecate, B.C., MXWed, Jul 23, 5:32 PM PDT · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
12. 3.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 22, 4:46 AM PDT · 16874 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 18, 5:55 AM PDT · 16878 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.962km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 15, 2:02 PM PDT · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
15. 3.252km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 15, 2:24 AM PDT · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
16. 3.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 14, 8:46 PM PDT · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 13, 1:10 PM PDT · 16882 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.49km W of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jul 13, 10:54 AM PDT · 16883 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 12, 5:33 PM PDT · 16883 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.025km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 12, 5:32 PM PDT · 16883 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9734110. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.