Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 49km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Jun 21, 1981, 2:11 AM PDT (09:11 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-21 09:11:04 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.930° N, 116.102° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.020km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.345km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16534 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.527km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16534 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.83km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.617km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.57km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.238km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16529 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.163km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16529 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.068km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.068km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16524 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.929km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.07km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.49km NNE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.08km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.19km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.27km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.46km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 3.45km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.240km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.210km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16515 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.712km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.418km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16514 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.013km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.411km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16513 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.713km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.482km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16510 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16509 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.78km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16508 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.59km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16504 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 4.319 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 16503 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.731km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.133km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.061km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.19km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16499 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 3.36km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16499 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.026km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.330km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.54km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.435km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.34km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.575km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16492 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 3.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.28km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.310km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.716km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 3.550km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.041km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.346km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.553km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.343km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.818km ESE of Campo, CA · 16543 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.019km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.518km E of Campo, CA · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.166km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.368km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.94km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16549 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.67km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16553 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.513km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518074. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.