Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Jul 4, 1981, 8:20 PM PDT (03:20 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
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-05 03:20:57 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.816° N, 116.555° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
339°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.27km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.46km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.45km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.240km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.418km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16514 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16512 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16511 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.547km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16510 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.482km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16509 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.319 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 16502 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.731km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.133km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.061km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 3.36km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16498 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.026km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.330km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.435km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.34km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.575km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16491 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 3.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.28km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.310km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.935km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.316km ESE of Campo, CA · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16482 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.146km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.547km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16479 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.617km ESE of Campo, CA · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16477 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.227km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.947km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16470 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.387km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16470 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.933km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16470 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.378km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16469 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.044km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.217km ESE of Campo, CA · 16465 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.351km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.719km ESE of Campo, CA · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 3.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.337km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.08km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.49km NNE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.07km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.929km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.068km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16524 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.068km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.163km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.238km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16529 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16529 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.239km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16531 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.617km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16532 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.345km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.020km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16534 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.049km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.550km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.041km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.346km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.545km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518905. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.