Mexico earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 61km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 61km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Thu, Nov 12, 1981, 11:27 AM PST (19:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 48 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Mc), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-11-12 19:27:43 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.685° N, 115.925° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.26McSouthern California Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · 47 stations
3.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.312km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16395 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.474km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, Mexico · 16381 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 3.475km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.34km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16359 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.432km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.89km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16354 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.329km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.820km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.821km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16350 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.948km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16349 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.754km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16344 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.242km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16344 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 4.348 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.872km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.732km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.477km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.876km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.878km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.378km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.231km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16411 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.024km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.029km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.712km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.168km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.032km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.038km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.572km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526929 (also filed as usp0001gxs). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.