M2.4 earthquake 29km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.4 (mh), micro

Local time

Sun, Feb 15, 1981, 11:02 PM PST

UTC

1981-02-16 07:02:30 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.093° N, 116.459° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

296°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast28 kmNNE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast69 kmSE

After

1. 2.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Feb 18, 10:37 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Feb 21, 10:19 AM PST · 16656 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Feb 21, 9:53 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
4. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:08 AM PST · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
5. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:26 AM PST · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 3:22 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 7:50 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 24, 9:35 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 11:08 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 11:11 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 8:13 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 8:17 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Feb 26, 1:32 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Feb 26, 3:55 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
15. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 28, 3:54 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
16. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 3, 11:57 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 9, 4:18 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Mar 10, 1:09 AM PST · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
19. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 10, 1:10 AM PST · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 10, 1:31 AM PST · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
21. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Mar 11, 3:08 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
22. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 10:18 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
23. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 2:23 PM PST · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
24. 2.216km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MXSun, Mar 15, 12:15 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
25. 2.316km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MXSun, Mar 15, 12:16 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 1:13 AM PST · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 8:13 AM PST · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
28. 1.817km NNW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 18, 8:56 AM PST · 16631 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Mar 21, 3:17 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Mar 22, 8:13 AM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
31. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Mar 23, 3:13 AM PST · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
32. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 25, 6:54 PM PST · 16624 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
33. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 29, 8:12 PM PST · 16620 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
34. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Mar 30, 11:21 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 31, 9:19 PM PST · 16618 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Apr 2, 12:59 PM PST · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
37. 3.123km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Apr 6, 10:23 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
38. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXWed, Apr 8, 9:13 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
39. 2.222km ENE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Apr 9, 3:39 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
40. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 10, 7:08 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
41. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Apr 11, 8:11 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
42. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 11, 2:39 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
43. 1.83km S of National City, CASat, Apr 11, 10:16 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
44. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Apr 15, 4:48 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

Before

1. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 15, 5:21 AM PST · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 13, 11:56 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 9, 5:05 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Feb 9, 3:42 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 8, 9:22 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.523km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Feb 6, 12:35 PM PST · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.116km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Feb 5, 7:22 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.178km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 2, 6:43 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 2, 1:26 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Feb 1, 10:19 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jan 26, 9:09 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.050km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Jan 25, 6:49 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.019km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jan 25, 4:08 AM PST · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
14. 2.411km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Jan 25, 3:15 AM PST · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.626km NE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Jan 23, 5:12 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.932km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Jan 23, 10:36 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.818km ENE of Campo, CAThu, Jan 22, 11:00 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.874km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jan 21, 3:14 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.833km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jan 20, 2:22 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
20. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Jan 19, 4:46 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254963. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.