M2.0 earthquake 33km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Dec 16, 1981, 5:32 PM PST

UTC

1981-12-17 01:32:59 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.985° N, 116.297° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

251°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

10

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast31 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast88 kmSE

After

1. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Dec 17, 4:10 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Dec 19, 4:29 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.34km S of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Dec 19, 5:21 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.62km E of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 20, 12:57 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Dec 21, 2:19 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
6. 2.432km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Dec 22, 4:51 AM PST · 16345 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.89km S of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Dec 24, 3:34 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Dec 26, 3:47 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Dec 26, 7:14 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.820km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 6:03 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.821km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 6:05 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.948km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 30, 5:40 PM PST · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.112km WSW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 1, 12:17 PM PST · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 4, 10:40 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.242km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 4, 10:54 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 4.348 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoTue, Jan 5, 8:24 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.872km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Jan 5, 10:27 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.746km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Jan 11, 12:06 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 11, 7:47 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.638km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jan 13, 2:07 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
21. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 14, 9:56 AM PST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
22. 2.550km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 16, 5:04 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
23. 2.836km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jan 17, 7:19 PM PST · 16319 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jan 18, 9:04 AM PST · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
25. 2.249km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jan 18, 7:59 PM PST · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
26. 2.448km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jan 19, 3:25 PM PST · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jan 22, 6:45 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.569km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jan 23, 10:45 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
29. 2.770km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Jan 25, 12:08 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
30. 3.674km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 25, 11:04 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
31. 2.65km WNW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Jan 26, 5:23 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
32. 2.336km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jan 27, 2:36 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
33. 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jan 27, 10:55 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
34. 2.028km ESE of Campo, CASat, Jan 30, 1:57 PM PST · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
35. 2.318km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Feb 1, 3:20 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
36. 2.48km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Feb 3, 10:08 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
37. 2.533km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Feb 12, 1:09 AM PST · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
38. 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Feb 13, 1:18 AM PST · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
39. 2.116km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Feb 14, 1:57 PM PST · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Dec 16, 1:53 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
2. 3.475km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Dec 16, 2:27 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
3. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXTue, Dec 15, 1:50 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
4. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 10, 4:10 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 9, 11:21 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 9:48 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 8:56 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 7:50 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 6:36 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 6:35 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 6:19 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
12. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 5:53 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 3:48 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Dec 3, 11:07 PM PST · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Dec 2, 1:28 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Dec 2, 1:16 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
17. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Dec 2, 1:15 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 29, 9:46 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 7:50 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
20. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 6:06 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103433. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.