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M2.1 earthquake 54km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 54km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Mon, Oct 19, 1981, 6:37 PM PDT (01:37 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 76km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-10-20 01:37:44 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.799° N, 116.002° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16418 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16418 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.038km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.032km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.710km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16414 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.168km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.712km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.029km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.024km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16411 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.231km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16409 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.378km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.878km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.876km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.477km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.54km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16395 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.312km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16393 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.714km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.474km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.712km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, Mexico · 16380 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.572km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.466km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.716km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.716km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.517km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.516km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.616km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.382km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.211km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.411km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.342km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.58km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.36km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.311km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.38km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.47km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.721km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525825. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.