Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 46km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 46km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Jan 6, 1981, 6:24 PM PST (02:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 74km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-07 02:24:58 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.945° N, 116.138° 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
±0.35
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.451km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.419km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.560km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16687 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.714km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.833km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.874km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.85km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.35km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.818km ENE of Campo, CA · 16679 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.932km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.411km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.019km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.050km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16676 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.178km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.523km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.55km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16639 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16697 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.819km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.713km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.56km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.712km N of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16710 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.037km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16714 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.230km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16714 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.13km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.463km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.822km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.734km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.98km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16720 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.316km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16723 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.18km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16724 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.646km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16724 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12250159. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.