Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 51km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 51km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Sun, Jan 11, 1981, 7:20 PM PST (03:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 60km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-12 03:20:35 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.650° N, 116.037° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
280°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.419km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.560km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16687 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.266km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.833km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.874km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.050km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16675 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.334km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.178km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16660 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.646km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16697 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.819km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16706 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.037km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16714 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.230km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16714 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.463km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.734km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3315653. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.