M2.2 earthquake 11km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.2 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 12, 1981, 4:07 AM PDT

UTC

1981-10-12 11:07:08 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.776° N, 116.666° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

244°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, MexicoPopulation 22,957. Forecast11 kmNW
• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast12 kmSSW
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast87 kmSSE

After

1. 2.382km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 12, 11:40 PM PDT · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.914km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Oct 16, 4:17 PM PDT · 16423 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.466km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 16, 9:59 PM PDT · 16423 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.572km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 16, 11:00 PM PDT · 16423 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 19, 6:37 PM PDT · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 21, 1:43 AM PDT · 16418 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.038km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Oct 23, 10:07 PM PDT · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.032km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 24, 10:22 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.168km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 25, 7:58 PM PST · 16414 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.029km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 27, 8:33 PM PST · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
11. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 28, 6:02 AM PST · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.024km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 28, 7:20 AM PST · 16411 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
13. 2.231km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 30, 6:30 AM PST · 16409 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXThu, Nov 5, 3:35 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
15. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Nov 6, 2:34 AM PST · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
16. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 11, 5:21 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Nov 11, 11:01 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
18. 3.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 12, 11:27 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
19. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 12, 11:34 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.312km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSat, Nov 14, 9:32 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
21. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Nov 17, 1:38 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
22. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Nov 17, 3:44 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
23. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Nov 17, 9:03 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
24. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Nov 19, 1:56 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
25. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 19, 10:04 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
26. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Nov 20, 6:26 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
27. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Nov 20, 10:26 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
28. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Nov 21, 12:12 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
29. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 22, 4:16 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
30. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Nov 23, 4:25 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
31. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MXTue, Nov 24, 4:44 PM PST · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
32. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Nov 25, 7:16 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
33. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Nov 26, 5:25 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
34. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 2:46 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 2:57 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 4:47 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
37. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 4:54 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
38. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, MexicoSat, Nov 28, 4:54 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 5:31 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
40. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 5:47 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
41. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 6:06 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 7:50 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
43. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Dec 2, 1:15 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
44. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Dec 2, 1:16 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
45. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Dec 2, 1:28 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Dec 3, 11:07 PM PST · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
47. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 3:48 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
48. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 5:53 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 6:19 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 6:35 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
51. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 6:36 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 7:50 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 8:56 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 9:48 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
55. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 9, 11:21 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
56. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 10, 4:10 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

1. 2.411km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 11, 6:58 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.342km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 11, 5:07 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
3. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 11, 3:29 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.36km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 10, 9:16 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.311km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 10, 8:12 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.38km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Oct 10, 7:06 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
7. 3.47km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 10, 7:02 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 10, 2:03 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXFri, Oct 9, 3:34 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.36km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXFri, Oct 9, 12:26 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.04km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXThu, Oct 8, 10:33 PM PDT · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXThu, Oct 8, 9:26 PM PDT · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 3.07km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Oct 8, 9:07 PM PDT · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Oct 8, 7:14 AM PDT · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.825km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Oct 8, 6:39 AM PDT · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.134km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Oct 7, 11:13 PM PDT · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.836km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 3, 5:49 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.044km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 3, 10:30 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 3, 12:40 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.137km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 3, 12:19 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525417. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.