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M2.9 earthquake 35km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 35km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on Tue, Mar 10, 1981, 1:31 AM PST (09:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 61 km E of San Vicente, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-10 09:31:05 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.861° N, 116.242° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
284°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.216km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.316km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.216km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16617 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16613 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16611 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.161 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16601 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.94km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16592 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16590 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.443km S of Campo, CA · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.933km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.343km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.780km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.636km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.820km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16573 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.415km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.956km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.156km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.138km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.161km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.555km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.186km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.784km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.149km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.356km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.864km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.442km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.258km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.539km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.439km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531055 (also filed as usp0001cmk). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.