M2.0 earthquake 35km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Jun 5, 1980, 9:59 AM PDT

UTC

1980-06-05 16:59:11 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.264° N, 116.530° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

263°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

14

• Tecate, MexicoPopulation 64,764. Forecast35 kmSSE
• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast44 kmN
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast52 kmESE

After

1. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jun 6, 1:17 PM PDT · 16917 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.021km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 8, 9:51 PM PDT · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
3. 2.610km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jun 16, 12:05 PM PDT · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
4. 2.447km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jun 22, 7:18 AM PDT · 16901 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.524km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Jun 22, 10:30 PM PDT · 16901 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.624km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jun 23, 8:53 AM PDT · 16900 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.311km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jun 23, 10:19 AM PDT · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
8. 3.044km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Jul 7, 5:51 AM PDT · 16886 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.750km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 7, 4:28 PM PDT · 16886 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 3.021km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jul 9, 2:11 PM PDT · 16884 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.919km E of Julian, CAThu, Jul 10, 12:07 AM PDT · 16884 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jul 10, 7:06 AM PDT · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.056km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jul 10, 7:39 AM PDT · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.025km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 12, 5:32 PM PDT · 16881 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 12, 5:33 PM PDT · 16881 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 13, 1:10 PM PDT · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
17. 3.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 14, 8:46 PM PDT · 16879 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
18. 3.252km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 15, 2:24 AM PDT · 16878 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
19. 2.962km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 15, 2:02 PM PDT · 16878 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
20. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jul 18, 5:55 AM PDT · 16875 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
21. 3.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jul 22, 4:46 AM PDT · 16871 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
22. 1.812km SW of Tecate, B.C., MXWed, Jul 23, 5:32 PM PDT · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
23. 2.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jul 24, 6:49 AM PDT · 16869 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
24. 2.853km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSat, Jul 26, 10:16 AM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.020km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jul 27, 10:02 AM PDT · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.946km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 27, 12:12 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.220km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jul 27, 2:01 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
28. 3.960km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 28, 11:48 PM PDT · 16865 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jun 3, 10:05 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
2. 3.146km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jun 3, 9:43 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
3. 1.621km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, May 29, 8:24 PM PDT · 16925 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.434km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 24, 1:11 PM PDT · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
5. 1.968km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 21, 2:29 AM PDT · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
6. 3.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, May 19, 11:05 AM PDT · 16935 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.854km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 18, 5:43 PM PDT · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.815km WSW of Heber, CASun, May 18, 9:23 AM PDT · 16936 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 18, 5:26 AM PDT · 16936 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.76km WNW of Julian, CASat, May 17, 11:44 PM PDT · 16937 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.522km NE of Ocotillo, CAFri, May 16, 2:25 PM PDT · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, May 16, 3:40 AM PDT · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
13. 3.353km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 15, 7:50 PM PDT · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.718km NE of Pine Valley, CAWed, May 14, 4:49 PM PDT · 16940 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.658km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 5:40 AM PDT · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
16. 3.055km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, May 14, 12:52 AM PDT · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
17. 2.339km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 9:49 AM PDT · 16941 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.253km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 13, 7:06 AM PDT · 16941 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.854km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, May 11, 12:28 AM PDT · 16944 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.728km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, May 10, 4:08 AM PDT · 16944 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3307822. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.