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M3.1 earthquake 61 km E of San Vicente, Mexico

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 61 km E of San Vicente, Mexico on Tue, Apr 7, 1981, 5:40 PM PST (01:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 80km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-04-08 01:40:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.383° N, 115.600° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.588km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.933km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.343km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.780km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.636km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.218km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.016km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.334km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.339km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.334km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16560 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.055km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.570km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16551 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16617 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.0131km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.133km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.235 km WSW of Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico · 16626 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.638km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.831km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.155km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.533km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.935km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.340km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.236km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d1x (also filed as ci513944). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.