Mexico earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 64km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 64km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Mon, Feb 23, 1981, 3:22 PM PST (23:22 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-23 23:22:26 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.000° N, 115.957° 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
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
277°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16651 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16651 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.29km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16651 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16651 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.210km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.65km E of Heber, CA · 16646 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16645 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.316km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.817km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16630 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.04km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.88km W of Imperial, CA · 16627 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16625 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.511km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.012km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16625 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16623 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 16621 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16619 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.310km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16617 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16613 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16612 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16607 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 16599 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 16599 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.94km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16598 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.74km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.42km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.55km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.68km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16656 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16659 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16660 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16667 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.523km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.314km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16674 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3317241. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.