Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Fri, Dec 4, 1981, 7:50 AM PST (15:50 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
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-12-04 15:50:37 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.794° N, 116.705° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
305°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.012km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.354km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.34km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16359 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.432km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.89km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16352 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.948km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.242km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.348 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.872km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.746km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16336 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16336 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.638km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.550km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16331 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.836km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.249km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.448km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.569km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16323 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.770km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 3.674km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.65km WNW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16320 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.336km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16320 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16319 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.028km ESE of Campo, CA · 16316 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, Mexico · 16379 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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