Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 30km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 30km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Jul 30, 1981, 12:56 AM PDT (07:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 74km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-30 07:56:18 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.112° N, 116.480° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
273°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16493 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.435km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16493 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.34km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.575km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16490 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.28km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.310km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.813km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16488 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.935km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.316km ESE of Campo, CA · 16482 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.146km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16479 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.547km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16478 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.617km ESE of Campo, CA · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16476 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16474 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.227km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16470 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.947km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16470 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.387km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16469 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.933km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16469 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.378km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16469 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.044km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.217km ESE of Campo, CA · 16464 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.351km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.719km ESE of Campo, CA · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.337km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.822km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.342km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.016km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.033km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.039km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.065km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16450 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.045km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16447 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16445 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.625km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.216km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16444 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.841km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.839km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.832km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.031km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16436 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.130km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.23km SE of Coronado, CA · 16436 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.026km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.36km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16499 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.061km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16499 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.133km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.731km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.319 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 16501 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.59km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16502 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16507 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.547km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16509 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.713km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16510 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16510 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16511 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.418km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16513 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16515 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.240km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520217. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.