Mexico earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 58km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 58km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Nov 25, 1981, 7:16 AM PST (15:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 48 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-11-25 15:16:33 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.092° N, 116.062° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.61km WSW of El Centro, CA · 16376 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16375 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.712km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, Mexico · 16375 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.814km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.523km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16360 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 3.475km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.110km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16355 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.34km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16354 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.62km E of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16353 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16353 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.432km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.89km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16349 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16349 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16347 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.812km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16344 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.820km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.821km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.948km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.75km ENE of Heber, CA · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.112km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.325km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.242km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 4.348 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.872km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16336 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.474km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.78km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 16384 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.512km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.714km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.312km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.54km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102294 (also filed as usp0001h51). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC.