Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 32km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Thu, Oct 8, 1981, 7:14 AM PDT (14:14 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 76km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-08 14:14:26 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.969° N, 116.303° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.04km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.36km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.721km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.47km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.38km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.311km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.36km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16424 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16424 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.342km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.411km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16423 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.211km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16423 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.382km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.616km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.516km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.517km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.716km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.716km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.914km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.466km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.572km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.08km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16414 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.817km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16414 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.038km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.032km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16410 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.710km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16409 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.168km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.029km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16407 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.024km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.231km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 3.378km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.878km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 3.876km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.477km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 3.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.312km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.474km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.825km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.134km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.530km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.128km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.928km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16431 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.836km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.044km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.220km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16431 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.137km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16433 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.038km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.130km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.031km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.484km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.832km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16441 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.841km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.625km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 16446 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci524542. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC.