Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Oct 4, 1980, 3:19 AM PDT (10:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 69km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-10-04 10:19:51 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.078° N, 116.359° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
285°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16789 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16785 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.422km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16780 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.165km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16780 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.918km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16779 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16778 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.269km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16778 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.464km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16778 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.070km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16777 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.663km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16776 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16775 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.989km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16774 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.265km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.439km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.748km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.738km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.13km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16768 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16767 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.16km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.74km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.24km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16767 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.26km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.76km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16766 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.728km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16763 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 4.58km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.64km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.27km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.46km SW of Heber, CA · 16762 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.29km SW of Heber, CA · 16762 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.26km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.926km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.16km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.16km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16761 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.27km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16761 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.65km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16761 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.93km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16761 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.576km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16760 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.963km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16760 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.98km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16760 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.118km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16757 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.712km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 3.00km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 3.021km N of Ocotillo, CA · 16751 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.132km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16743 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.566km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16742 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.86km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16740 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.845km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.163km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16735 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.524km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16734 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 3.470km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16733 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.965km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.820km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.917km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16790 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.918km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16790 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.418km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16790 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.264km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.062km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16791 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.93km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16791 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.718km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16795 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.473km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16795 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.325km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16795 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.210km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16799 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16800 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16800 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.162km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16803 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.059km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16806 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.810km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16809 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16809 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16812 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16815 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.543km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16816 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9737094. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.