M3.4 earthquake 28km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

3.4 (ml), minor

Local time

Sun, Oct 3, 1982, 3:20 AM PDT

UTC

1982-10-03 10:20:49 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.950° N, 116.335° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

279°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast27 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast88 kmSE

After

1. 2.533km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 3, 4:19 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.639km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 3, 10:14 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.689km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 5, 10:29 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.256km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 5, 11:32 PM PDT · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.527km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Oct 7, 1:38 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
6. 3.115km W of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 8, 3:38 AM PDT · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.851km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 8, 10:51 AM PDT · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.654km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 8, 1:37 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.951km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 9, 5:20 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.668km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 10, 8:22 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
11. 2.874km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 10, 11:40 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 11, 7:17 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.267km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 11, 7:40 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.975km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Oct 13, 8:45 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.052km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 17, 3:35 AM PDT · 16052 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
16. 2.775km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 18, 8:35 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
17. 2.320km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 25, 10:45 AM PDT · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.478km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Oct 27, 5:47 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.941km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Oct 27, 10:09 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.18km W of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Oct 31, 1:40 AM PDT · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
21. 2.591km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Nov 3, 4:59 AM PST · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
22. 2.055km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 4, 11:28 PM PST · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
23. 2.048km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSat, Nov 6, 10:13 AM PST · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
24. 2.870km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Nov 6, 7:45 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
25. 2.522km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 6, 11:55 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
26. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Nov 11, 11:55 PM PST · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
27. 2.385km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Nov 16, 4:43 PM PST · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
28. 3.053km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Nov 21, 2:41 PM PST · 16016 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
29. 2.745km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXSun, Nov 21, 6:45 PM PST · 16016 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

Before

1. 2.333km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXThu, Sep 30, 4:52 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.223km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Sep 22, 6:00 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.914km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Sep 20, 3:18 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.434km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 19, 8:46 AM PDT · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.320km W of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 16, 3:35 PM PDT · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.419km W of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 16, 2:46 PM PDT · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.645km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 16, 7:24 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
8. 2.653km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 15, 5:33 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.518km W of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 15, 4:22 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.419km W of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 15, 3:34 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.120km W of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 15, 12:34 PM PDT · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.020km W of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 15, 2:10 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.942km SW of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 14, 3:42 PM PDT · 16084 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.454km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 13, 4:07 PM PDT · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
15. 3.412km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Sep 13, 2:04 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
16. 2.538km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Sep 11, 9:25 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
17. 3.049km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Sep 10, 8:16 PM PDT · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
18. 2.544km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXFri, Sep 10, 3:50 PM PDT · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.920km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 6, 1:57 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci509905 (also filed as usp0001q06). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:06 AM UTC.