M2.1 earthquake 56km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 26, 1981, 3:55 AM PST

UTC

1981-02-26 11:55:10 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.986° N, 116.041° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

166°

Stations used

10

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast54 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast90 kmSW

After

1. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 28, 3:54 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.65km E of Heber, CAMon, Mar 2, 10:59 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Mar 3, 7:46 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 3, 11:57 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Mar 8, 5:03 AM PST · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 9, 4:18 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 10, 1:10 AM PST · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
8. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Mar 10, 1:31 AM PST · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
9. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Mar 11, 3:08 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 10:18 AM PST · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 2:23 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.216km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MXSun, Mar 15, 12:15 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.316km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MXSun, Mar 15, 12:16 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 1:13 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
15. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 8:13 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
16. 1.817km NNW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 18, 8:56 AM PST · 16630 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.04km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Mar 20, 8:27 PM PST · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Mar 21, 3:17 PM PST · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Mar 22, 8:13 AM PST · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Mar 23, 3:13 AM PST · 16625 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.511km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Mar 23, 7:24 AM PST · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.012km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Mar 23, 9:16 AM PST · 16625 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 25, 6:54 PM PST · 16622 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
24. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 29, 8:12 PM PST · 16618 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Mar 30, 11:21 AM PST · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
26. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 31, 9:19 PM PST · 16616 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
27. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Apr 2, 12:59 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
28. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 4, 10:16 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Apr 5, 6:25 AM PST · 16612 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
30. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, MexicoTue, Apr 7, 5:40 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
31. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXWed, Apr 8, 9:13 AM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
32. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 10, 7:08 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Apr 11, 8:11 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
34. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 11, 2:39 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
35. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Apr 15, 4:48 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
36. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 17, 9:01 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
37. 1.94km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Apr 20, 12:31 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
38. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Apr 21, 3:25 AM PST · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
39. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Apr 21, 12:40 PM PST · 16596 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
40. 3.06km SW of El Centro, CAWed, Apr 22, 10:15 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.819km E of Pine Valley, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:56 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.79km N of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Apr 23, 10:23 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
43. 2.443km S of Campo, CAThu, Apr 23, 12:59 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
44. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Apr 24, 1:43 PM PST · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

1. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Feb 26, 1:32 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 8:17 PM PST · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 8:13 PM PST · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 11:11 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Feb 25, 11:08 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 24, 11:56 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 24, 9:35 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Feb 24, 5:44 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 7:50 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 3:22 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.74km SE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:41 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.42km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:28 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:26 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 23, 6:08 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Feb 21, 9:53 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.55km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Feb 21, 9:17 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.68km WSW of Imperial, CAFri, Feb 20, 1:03 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Feb 17, 10:21 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Feb 17, 9:27 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Feb 17, 8:03 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505843. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.