M1.8 earthquake 12km SW of Tecate, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Jul 23, 1980, 5:32 PM PDT

UTC

1980-07-24 00:32:22 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.499° N, 116.726° 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

±0.16

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

249°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Terrazas del Valle, MexicoPopulation 20,421. Forecast10 kmE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast26 kmE

After

1. 2.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jul 24, 6:49 AM PDT · 16869 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
2. 3.07km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:22 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.97km NW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Jul 24, 1:44 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.58km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, Jul 25, 11:04 AM PDT · 16868 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.853km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSat, Jul 26, 10:16 AM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.14km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CASun, Jul 27, 5:00 AM PDT · 16867 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.020km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jul 27, 10:02 AM PDT · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.946km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 27, 12:12 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.220km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jul 27, 2:01 PM PDT · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
10. 3.626 km SSW of Salton City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 28, 11:48 PM PDT · 16865 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.78km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CATue, Jul 29, 12:01 AM PDT · 16865 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.68km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CATue, Jul 29, 8:12 AM PDT · 16864 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.04km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Aug 4, 2:43 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.341km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 5, 5:12 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.944km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 5, 8:47 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 5, 9:48 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.519km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 5, 9:26 PM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
18. 4.139km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:46 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
19. 4.251km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:51 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
20. 2.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:51 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
21. 2.643km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:52 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
22. 2.640km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 2:52 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
23. 2.942km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 3:00 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 3:26 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
25. 2.644km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 6:03 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
26. 2.427km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 7, 3:21 AM PDT · 16856 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
27. 2.025km W of Westmorland, CAFri, Aug 8, 12:24 AM PDT · 16855 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
28. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 12, 5:46 PM PDT · 16850 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.535km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Aug 17, 12:28 AM PDT · 16846 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
30. 2.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Aug 20, 12:26 AM PDT · 16843 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
31. 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 22, 12:22 AM PDT · 16841 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.57km W of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 26, 11:18 PM PDT · 16836 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
33. 3.334km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 29, 10:55 AM PDT · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
34. 2.736km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 6:34 AM PDT · 16832 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
35. 2.017km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 1, 2:02 PM PDT · 16830 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.624km NE of Pine Valley, CATue, Sep 2, 6:38 AM PDT · 16829 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
37. 2.412km ESE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Sep 2, 7:58 AM PDT · 16829 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Sep 5, 6:46 AM PDT · 16826 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
39. 2.626km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 5, 3:08 PM PDT · 16826 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
40. 2.524km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Sep 8, 10:44 AM PDT · 16823 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
41. 1.510km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 14, 6:18 AM PDT · 16817 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
42. 2.520km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Sep 14, 11:55 AM PDT · 16817 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
43. 1.811km ENE of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Sep 20, 5:47 PM PDT · 16811 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
44. 1.512km NE of Julian, CASun, Sep 21, 2:02 AM PDT · 16811 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 2.657km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXMon, Jul 21, 4:34 PM PDT · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.758km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSun, Jul 20, 11:31 PM PDT · 16873 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.59km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 16, 8:06 AM PDT · 16877 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
4. 2.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 13, 1:10 PM PDT · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 12, 5:33 PM PDT · 16881 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.025km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jul 12, 5:32 PM PDT · 16881 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.919km E of Julian, CAThu, Jul 10, 12:07 AM PDT · 16884 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
8. 3.021km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jul 9, 2:11 PM PDT · 16884 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.750km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jul 7, 4:28 PM PDT · 16886 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
10. 3.044km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Jul 7, 5:51 AM PDT · 16887 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.564km WSW of Coronado, CAThu, Jun 26, 11:07 PM PDT · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9733430. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.