Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 28km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 28km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX on Thu, Nov 5, 1981, 3:35 PM PST (23:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 52km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-05 23:35:20 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.192° N, 116.627° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
230°, 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: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.70km W of Julian, CA · 16388 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.361km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.647km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.822km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.312km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16382 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.012km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16369 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, Mexico · 16368 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.211km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.48km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.78km SSW of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.012km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.523km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 3.354km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.033km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.34km S of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16346 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.231km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.014km SW of La Jolla, CA · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.98km SW of La Jolla, CA · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.024km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.029km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.168km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.710km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.032km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.038km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.254km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.817km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16407 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.08km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16408 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16408 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.466km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.914km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.716km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.716km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526652. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.