Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Jul 15, 1981, 3:45 AM PDT (10:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 47km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-15 10:45:42 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.093° N, 116.381° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
260°, 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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16505 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.547km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.482km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16502 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.59km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.319 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.731km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.133km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.061km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.36km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.026km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.330km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.435km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.34km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.575km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.28km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.310km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.813km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16483 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.935km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.914km W of El Centro, CA · 16479 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.316km ESE of Campo, CA · 16477 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.146km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.547km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16473 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.617km ESE of Campo, CA · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16469 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.227km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.947km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.387km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.933km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.378km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.044km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16461 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.217km ESE of Campo, CA · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.351km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.719km ESE of Campo, CA · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 3.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.337km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.681km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.822km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.342km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.016km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16452 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.033km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.039km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.065km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16447 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16506 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.013km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16508 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.418km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16508 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16510 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.240km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16511 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16514 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.45km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.46km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.27km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.19km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.08km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.49km NNE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.07km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.929km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.068km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519534. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.