Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 40km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 40km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Nov 21, 1981, 12:12 AM PST (08:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 30km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-21 08:12:45 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.904° N, 116.199° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.474km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, Mexico · 16369 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 3.475km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16349 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.34km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16349 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.62km E of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.432km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.89km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16344 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.820km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.821km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16338 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.948km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.112km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.242km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 4.348 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.872km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.638km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16324 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.550km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16321 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.836km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16319 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.249km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.448km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.312km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.477km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.876km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.878km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.378km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.231km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527296. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.