Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 55km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 55km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Feb 25, 1981, 8:13 PM PST (04:13 UTC), 6 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
1981-02-26 04:13:22 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.943° N, 116.044° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
283°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16644 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.216km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.316km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.04km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16625 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16622 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16618 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16616 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16612 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16601 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.94km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16597 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16596 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 3.06km SW of El Centro, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.79km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.443km S of Campo, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.74km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.42km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.55km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16658 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16658 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16658 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16659 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16660 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505838. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.