M2.7 earthquake 31km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Jul 24, 1981, 4:56 AM PDT

UTC

1981-07-24 11:56:54 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.013° N, 116.342° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

281°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast29 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast83 kmSE

After

1. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 24, 5:04 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 24, 5:10 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.133km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 24, 5:48 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.061km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jul 26, 9:38 AM PDT · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 26, 2:27 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
6. 3.36km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jul 28, 12:18 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.026km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jul 30, 12:49 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.330km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jul 30, 12:56 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jul 30, 2:51 PM PDT · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
10. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Aug 1, 4:21 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.435km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Aug 1, 4:32 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.34km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 4, 5:02 AM PDT · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
13. 2.575km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 4, 6:36 AM PDT · 16485 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
14. 3.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 4, 12:15 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.28km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 4, 10:42 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.310km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 4, 10:57 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.716km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Aug 8, 12:06 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.935km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Aug 9, 11:18 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.316km ESE of Campo, CAWed, Aug 12, 8:59 AM PDT · 16477 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Aug 13, 12:26 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
21. 2.146km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Aug 15, 8:39 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
22. 2.547km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Aug 16, 8:32 AM PDT · 16473 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.617km ESE of Campo, CAMon, Aug 17, 10:42 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
24. 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 18, 5:12 AM PDT · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
25. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Aug 20, 1:48 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
26. 2.227km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 24, 12:50 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
27. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Aug 24, 5:45 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
28. 1.947km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 24, 11:20 PM PDT · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
29. 2.387km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Aug 25, 1:25 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.933km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 25, 4:41 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.378km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 25, 10:25 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.044km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 28, 10:32 AM PDT · 16461 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
33. 2.217km ESE of Campo, CASun, Aug 30, 6:17 AM PDT · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
34. 2.351km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Aug 30, 6:20 PM PDT · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
35. 1.719km ESE of Campo, CATue, Sep 1, 5:40 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
36. 3.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 1, 9:36 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
37. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 1, 9:37 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
38. 2.337km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 1, 9:44 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.681km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Sep 4, 9:19 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
40. 1.822km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Sep 4, 3:45 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
41. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Sep 4, 11:38 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
42. 2.342km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 6, 7:39 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
43. 2.016km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Sep 6, 10:11 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
44. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 7, 6:39 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
45. 2.033km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 9, 8:56 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
46. 2.039km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 10, 12:12 PM PDT · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
47. 2.065km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Sep 11, 11:58 AM PDT · 16447 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
48. 2.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 13, 2:46 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
49. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 14, 3:17 AM PDT · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
50. 2.045km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 14, 4:38 AM PDT · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
51. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 16, 2:57 AM PDT · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
52. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Sep 18, 4:50 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.625km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Sep 19, 1:44 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
54. 2.841km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXMon, Sep 21, 3:09 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
55. 1.839km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXMon, Sep 21, 3:11 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 4.319 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, MexicoFri, Jul 24, 4:38 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
2. 1.59km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jul 23, 12:35 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jul 18, 9:38 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.482km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jul 16, 10:58 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.547km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXThu, Jul 16, 3:38 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.713km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jul 15, 12:00 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jul 15, 3:45 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jul 14, 11:49 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.418km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jul 12, 3:52 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 10, 4:16 AM PDT · 16510 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.240km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jul 9, 9:47 AM PDT · 16511 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
12. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jul 8, 3:51 PM PDT · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
13. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jul 8, 5:51 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jul 6, 6:08 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
15. 3.45km S of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Jul 6, 4:12 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
16. 3.46km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jul 4, 9:16 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
17. 3.27km S of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jul 4, 8:29 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
18. 2.19km SE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jul 4, 8:20 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
19. 3.08km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Jul 4, 8:17 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.49km NNE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Jul 4, 5:40 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519872. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.