Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 82km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 82km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Mon, Oct 12, 1981, 11:40 PM PDT (06:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 66km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-13 06:40:07 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.608° N, 115.709° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
240°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.517km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.716km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.466km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.572km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16408 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.038km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.032km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.168km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16403 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.029km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.024km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.231km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.378km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.878km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.876km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.477km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 3.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.54km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.714km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.474km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, Mexico · 16369 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.478km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.211km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16416 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.411km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.342km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.36km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.311km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.38km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.47km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.36km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.04km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.07km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.332km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.825km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.812km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.134km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.530km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525457. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.