M2.5 earthquake 88km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Apr 11, 1981, 8:11 AM PST

UTC

1981-04-11 16:11:12 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.494° N, 115.673° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

150°

Stations used

4

• Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, MexicoPopulation 22,957. Forecast89 kmESE
• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast97 kmESE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast128 kmS

After

1. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 11, 2:39 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Apr 15, 4:48 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 17, 9:01 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Apr 21, 12:40 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Apr 27, 11:21 AM PDT · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.933km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Apr 29, 7:08 PM PDT · 16593 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.343km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, May 1, 5:29 AM PDT · 16591 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
8. 3.780km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, May 1, 1:42 PM PDT · 16591 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.636km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 3, 10:51 PM PDT · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, May 4, 2:24 AM PDT · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 6, 12:56 AM PDT · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.97km SW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, May 6, 3:25 AM PDT · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, May 7, 10:02 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.07km S of Delta, B.C., MXSun, May 10, 9:28 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.218km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 11, 5:34 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.016km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 11, 6:59 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
17. 3.224km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 12, 10:33 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.927km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 12, 11:50 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 16, 2:27 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.334km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 20, 1:47 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
21. 2.339km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 20, 1:30 PM PDT · 16572 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
22. 2.334km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 21, 8:59 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
23. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 24, 5:01 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
24. 2.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, May 25, 9:16 AM PDT · 16567 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
25. 2.055km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 27, 9:15 PM PDT · 16565 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
26. 2.570km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 29, 11:46 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
27. 2.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 31, 2:14 AM PDT · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
28. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jun 1, 9:36 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
29. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jun 4, 10:10 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
30. 2.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 7, 3:48 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
31. 2.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 7, 10:15 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, MexicoTue, Apr 7, 5:40 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Apr 2, 12:59 PM PST · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Mar 30, 11:21 AM PST · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 25, 6:54 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Mar 22, 8:13 AM PST · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Mar 21, 3:17 PM PST · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
7. 3.235 km WSW of Golfo de Santa Clara, MexicoMon, Mar 16, 11:17 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 8:13 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 16, 1:13 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.831km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 5:31 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 2:23 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 14, 10:18 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514087. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.