M2.1 earthquake 51km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 15, 1981, 4:48 PM PST

UTC

1981-04-16 00:48:53 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.695° N, 116.025° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

306°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, MexicoPopulation 22,957. Forecast52 kmE
• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast58 kmESE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast117 kmSSW

After

1. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 17, 9:01 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Apr 21, 12:40 PM PST · 16590 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
3. 2.443km S of Campo, CAThu, Apr 23, 12:59 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Apr 24, 1:43 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Apr 27, 11:21 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.933km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Apr 29, 7:08 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.343km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, May 1, 5:29 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
8. 3.780km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, May 1, 1:42 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.636km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 3, 10:51 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, May 4, 2:24 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
11. 2.89km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, May 4, 9:24 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 6, 12:56 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, May 7, 10:02 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.034km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, May 10, 6:29 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.218km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 11, 5:34 AM PDT · 16570 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 · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
17. 3.224km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 12, 10:33 PM PDT · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.927km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, May 12, 11:50 PM PDT · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, May 16, 2:27 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
20. 2.334km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 20, 1:47 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
21. 2.339km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 20, 1:30 PM PDT · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.334km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, May 21, 8:59 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
23. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 24, 5:01 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
24. 2.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, May 25, 9:16 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
25. 2.055km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, May 27, 9:15 PM PDT · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
26. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CAThu, May 28, 3:40 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
27. 2.570km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 29, 11:46 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
28. 2.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, May 31, 2:14 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
29. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jun 1, 9:36 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
30. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jun 4, 10:10 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
31. 2.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Jun 7, 3:48 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
32. 2.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jun 7, 10:15 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
33. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CATue, Jun 9, 8:24 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.368km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Jun 10, 6:37 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
35. 2.166km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Jun 11, 8:07 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
36. 1.818km ESE of Campo, CASat, Jun 13, 9:19 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Apr 11, 2:39 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Apr 11, 8:11 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXWed, Apr 8, 9:13 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
4. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, MexicoTue, Apr 7, 5:40 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Apr 2, 12:59 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Mar 30, 11:21 AM PST · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Mar 25, 6:54 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Mar 23, 3:13 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Mar 22, 8:13 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Mar 21, 3:17 PM PST · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514482. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.