Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Mon, Dec 21, 1981, 2:19 AM PST (10:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-21 10:19:19 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.863° N, 115.836° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.432km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16345 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.89km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.812km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.820km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.821km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16338 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.948km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.112km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.242km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.348 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.872km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.638km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16323 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.811km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16323 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.550km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16320 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.836km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16319 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.249km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.448km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.569km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.770km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 3.674km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.336km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.028km ESE of Campo, CA · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.318km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.712km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.48km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.533km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.116km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.022km ESE of Campo, CA · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.224km SE of Campo, CA · 16287 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.62km E of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.34km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.475km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103699. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.