Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 44km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Aug 6, 1980, 6:03 AM PDT (13:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 55km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-08-06 13:03:51 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.963° N, 116.171° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
275°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.587km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.548km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16856 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16854 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.886km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16854 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.553km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16852 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.530km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16850 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.535km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16850 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.857km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16848 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16845 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.94km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16842 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.211km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16839 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.271km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16838 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.334km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16838 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.736km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16837 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16836 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.866km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.543km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16829 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16828 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16825 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16822 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.810km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16821 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.059km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16819 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 3.162km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16815 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16812 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 3.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16812 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.210km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16811 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.473km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16808 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 3.2103km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16807 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.93km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16804 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.062km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16803 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16803 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16802 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.134km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16802 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16802 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.942km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.643km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16861 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.251km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.139km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.944km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.341km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.813km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.960km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.946km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16871 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.328km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16873 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16874 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.812km SW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16874 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16876 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.962km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16882 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.252km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9734138. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.