Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 39km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 39km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 15, 1981, 5:21 AM PST (13:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 61 km E of San Vicente, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-15 13:21:08 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.911° N, 116.205° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
305°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16646 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.216km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.316km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16625 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16621 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16618 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16609 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16604 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.523km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.178km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16676 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.050km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.019km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.411km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.932km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.818km ENE of Campo, CA · 16686 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.874km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16688 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.833km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16689 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.714km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254903. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.