Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Fri, Apr 17, 1981, 9:01 AM PST (17:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 80km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-17 17:01:42 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.779° N, 116.651° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
304°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16597 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.443km S of Campo, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.343km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.780km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.034km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.224km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.927km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.334km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.055km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16560 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.570km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16553 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.368km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.166km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.518km E of Campo, CA · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.818km ESE of Campo, CA · 16544 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.646km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16542 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16603 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514517. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.