M2.8 earthquake 45km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Nov 23, 1980, 3:48 AM PST

UTC

1980-11-23 11:48:58 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.910° N, 116.145° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.5 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

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast43 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast103 kmSW

After

1. 2.621km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Nov 24, 5:16 PM PST · 16737 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
2. 2.163km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Nov 27, 11:36 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
3. 3.470km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 30, 12:33 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
4. 2.965km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 30, 4:02 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 1, 1:38 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 1, 5:05 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
7. 1.966km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Dec 3, 7:23 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.932km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Dec 7, 1:12 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.45km N of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 7, 6:01 PM PST · 16724 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 4:39 PM PST · 16723 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Dec 9, 7:00 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
12. 3.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Dec 10, 11:46 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.734km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 12, 9:09 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 12, 9:13 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.822km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 13, 12:07 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.463km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Dec 15, 2:32 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.230km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Dec 18, 7:11 AM PST · 16714 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.037km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Dec 18, 8:34 AM PST · 16714 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
19. 3.712km N of Tecate, B.C., MXMon, Dec 22, 11:35 AM PST · 16710 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Dec 25, 4:02 PM PST · 16706 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.713km NW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Dec 31, 5:41 AM PST · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.819km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MXThu, Jan 1, 5:00 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
23. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jan 4, 1:21 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
24. 2.646km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jan 6, 6:24 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.451km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jan 11, 7:20 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
26. 2.419km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Jan 13, 4:12 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
27. 2.560km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Jan 14, 1:11 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
28. 1.714km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jan 19, 11:25 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 19, 4:46 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
30. 1.833km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jan 20, 2:22 AM PST · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
31. 2.874km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jan 21, 3:14 AM PST · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 1.86km N of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 22, 5:37 PM PST · 16739 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.566km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 20, 10:49 AM PST · 16742 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.132km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 19, 12:03 PM PST · 16743 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 14, 12:09 PM PST · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.611km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Nov 14, 8:07 AM PST · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
6. 3.00km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 9, 3:31 AM PST · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.712km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 8, 11:47 PM PST · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.480km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Nov 6, 8:11 PM PST · 16755 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.98km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Nov 3, 12:44 AM PST · 16759 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.963km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 2, 8:24 PM PST · 16759 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.576km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 2, 2:01 PM PST · 16760 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.93km N of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 2, 12:58 AM PST · 16760 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.65km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 1, 8:28 PM PST · 16760 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.27km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 1, 5:15 AM PST · 16761 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.16km N of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Nov 1, 2:42 AM PST · 16761 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.16km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 5:28 PM PST · 16761 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.926km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 4:59 PM PST · 16761 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
18. 2.26km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 8:06 AM PST · 16762 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.29km SW of Heber, CAFri, Oct 31, 6:58 AM PST · 16762 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.27km N of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 31, 5:18 AM PST · 16762 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9740498. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.