Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 49km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 49km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Tue, Feb 24, 1981, 9:35 AM PST (17:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 84km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-24 17:35:30 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.888° N, 116.085° 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
307°, 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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.216km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.316km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16616 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16612 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16610 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.94km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16590 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.79km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.443km S of Campo, CA · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.74km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.42km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.55km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.384km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16660 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.959km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.523km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.178km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.975km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505989. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.