Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 75km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 75km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Tue, Aug 4, 1981, 6:36 AM PDT (13:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-04 13:36:32 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.518° N, 115.813° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
319°, 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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.28km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.310km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.716km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16482 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.935km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.146km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16469 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.546km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16468 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.559km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16467 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.227km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.947km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.387km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.933km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.378km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.044km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16461 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.680km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.976km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.668km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.351km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.466km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.530 km S of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.337km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.681km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.342km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.033km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.039km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.065km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16447 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.369km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16445 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.045km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.910km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 3.374km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.832km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16435 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.484km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.428km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.031km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.130km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.038km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.153km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.137km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.34km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.435km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.330km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.026km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.36km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.061km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.133km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.731km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.319 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16502 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.482km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16505 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16510 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.240km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16511 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.238km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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