Mexico earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 36km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 36km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Mon, Mar 9, 1981, 4:18 AM PST (12:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 40km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-09 12:18:59 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.884° N, 116.235° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
292°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.216km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.316km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16616 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16612 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16610 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.94km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16590 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.443km S of Campo, CA · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.933km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16581 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.343km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 3.780km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.636km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16575 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.614km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16660 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531114. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.