M1.9 earthquake 50km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

1.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Feb 23, 1981, 6:26 AM PST

UTC

1981-02-23 14:26:56 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.106° N, 116.166° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

344°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

2

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast49 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast88 kmSW

After

1. 2.42km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:28 AM PST · 16655 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.74km SE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:41 AM PST · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 3:22 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 7:50 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
5. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Feb 24, 5:44 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 24, 9:35 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Feb 24, 10:14 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 24, 11:56 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 11:08 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 11:11 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
11. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Feb 25, 12:17 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Feb 25, 12:25 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.29km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Feb 25, 12:31 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 8:13 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 8:17 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.210km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXThu, Feb 26, 1:20 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Feb 26, 1:32 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Feb 26, 3:55 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 28, 3:54 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
20. 1.65km E of Heber, CAMon, Mar 2, 10:59 PM PST · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
21. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Mar 3, 7:46 AM PST · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
22. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 3, 11:57 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
23. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Mar 8, 5:03 AM PST · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 9, 4:18 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Mar 10, 1:09 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
26. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 10, 1:10 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
27. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 10, 1:31 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
28. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Mar 11, 3:08 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 10:18 AM PST · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
30. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 2:23 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
31. 2.216km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MXSun, Mar 15, 12:15 AM PST · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
32. 2.316km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MXSun, Mar 15, 12:16 AM PST · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
33. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 1:13 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
34. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 8:13 AM PST · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
35. 2.227km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Mar 17, 8:52 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Mar 17, 8:58 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
37. 1.817km NNW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 18, 8:56 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
38. 2.04km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Mar 20, 8:27 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
39. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Mar 21, 3:17 PM PST · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
40. 1.88km W of Imperial, CASat, Mar 21, 5:55 PM PST · 16629 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
41. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Mar 22, 8:13 AM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
42. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Mar 23, 3:13 AM PST · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
43. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 25, 6:54 PM PST · 16625 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
44. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 29, 8:12 PM PST · 16621 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Mar 30, 11:21 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
46. 2.310km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXTue, Mar 31, 4:42 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
47. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 31, 9:19 PM PST · 16619 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
48. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Apr 2, 12:59 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
49. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 4, 10:16 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Apr 5, 6:25 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
51. 3.123km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Apr 6, 10:23 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
52. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, MexicoTue, Apr 7, 5:40 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
53. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXWed, Apr 8, 9:13 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
54. 2.222km ENE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Apr 9, 3:39 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
55. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 10, 7:08 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
56. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Apr 11, 8:11 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
57. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 11, 2:39 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
58. 2.219km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Apr 12, 10:53 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
59. 1.618km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 13, 1:22 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
60. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Apr 15, 4:48 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

1. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:08 AM PST · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Feb 21, 9:53 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.55km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Feb 21, 9:17 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Feb 21, 10:19 AM PST · 16657 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.68km WSW of Imperial, CAFri, Feb 20, 1:03 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Feb 18, 10:37 PM PST · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Feb 17, 10:21 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Feb 17, 9:27 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Feb 17, 8:03 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Feb 16, 9:49 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 15, 11:02 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 15, 5:21 AM PST · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Feb 15, 3:56 AM PST · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 13, 11:56 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.127km NNE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Feb 11, 2:35 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 9, 5:05 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Feb 9, 3:42 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Feb 8, 9:22 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.523km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Feb 6, 12:35 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.116km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Feb 5, 7:22 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12261595. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.