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M3.7 earthquake 80km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 80km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Fri, May 1, 1981, 1:42 PM PDT (20:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-05-01 20:42:38 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.518° N, 115.760° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.636km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.034km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16571 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.218km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.016km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.224km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.927km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.334km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.339km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.334km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16560 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.055km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.570km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.368km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16540 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.166km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.343km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.346km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.041km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.550km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.049km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 3.020km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.345km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.527km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.617km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.238km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.163km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.068km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.343km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.933km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.443km S of Campo, CA · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16590 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515213 (also filed as usp0001dg4). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.