Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 43km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 43km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Jun 17, 1981, 9:48 PM PDT (04:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-18 04:48:38 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.998° N, 116.191° 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
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.553km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.346km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.041km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.550km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.049km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16536 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.020km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.345km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16534 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.527km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16534 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.83km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16534 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.617km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.57km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.238km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.163km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16529 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.068km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.068km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.929km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16524 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 3.07km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.49km NNE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.08km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.19km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.27km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.46km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.45km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.240km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.210km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16515 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.712km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16515 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.418km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16515 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.013km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.411km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16513 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.713km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.482km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16510 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16509 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.59km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16504 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 4.319 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 16503 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.731km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.133km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.061km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.19km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 3.36km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16499 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.026km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.330km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.435km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.34km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.575km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16492 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 3.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.818km ESE of Campo, CA · 16543 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.019km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.518km E of Campo, CA · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.166km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.368km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.94km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16549 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.67km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16553 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.570km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16558 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16560 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.055km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16560 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.334km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517911. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.