Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Oct 10, 1981, 8:12 AM PDT (15:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-10 15:12:15 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.794° N, 116.697° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
304°, 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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.342km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.411km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.211km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16416 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.382km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.914km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.466km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.572km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16408 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.038km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.032km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.168km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16403 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.029km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.024km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.231km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.312km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, Mexico · 16369 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.012km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.38km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.47km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.36km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.04km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.07km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.825km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.134km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.836km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.044km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.137km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.038km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16432 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.031km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525343. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.