Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 27km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, May 12, 1981, 11:50 PM PDT (06:50 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 37km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-13 06:50:18 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.065° N, 116.445° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
277°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.334km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.339km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.334km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16560 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.055km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16553 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.570km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16551 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.67km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.94km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16541 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.368km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16540 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.166km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.518km E of Campo, CA · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.019km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.818km ESE of Campo, CA · 16537 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.646km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.343km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.553km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.545km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.346km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.041km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 3.550km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16529 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.049km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 3.020km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.345km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.527km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.617km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.239km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16524 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.238km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.163km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.068km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.068km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.929km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 3.07km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.49km NNE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 3.08km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.19km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 3.27km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.46km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 3.45km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16514 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.240km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16511 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16510 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 3.224km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.525km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.034km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16571 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16572 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.820km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16573 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.636km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.326km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16579 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.780km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.343km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.933km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.128km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16583 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.620km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.443km S of Campo, CA · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.819km E of Pine Valley, CA · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515990. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.