M2.5 earthquake 37km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Feb 18, 1983, 5:25 PM PST

UTC

1983-02-19 01:25:04 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.138° N, 116.391° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

253°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

23

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast36 kmNNE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast70 kmSE

After

1. 3.312km NW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Feb 18, 11:31 PM PST · 15931 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.918km N of Ocotillo, CASat, Feb 19, 1:52 AM PST · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.519km NNE of Ocotillo, CASat, Feb 19, 2:09 AM PST · 15931 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.522km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Feb 19, 2:14 AM PST · 15931 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.050km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Feb 19, 9:09 AM PST · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.613km NNE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Feb 21, 6:36 AM PST · 15929 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
7. 3.070km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 21, 10:12 AM PST · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.310km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Feb 21, 5:23 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.413km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Feb 21, 5:25 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.911km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Feb 22, 12:27 AM PST · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.826km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Feb 22, 5:34 PM PST · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
12. 2.268km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Feb 24, 10:43 AM PST · 15926 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.353km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Feb 25, 9:56 AM PST · 15925 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.029km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Feb 27, 2:32 PM PST · 15922 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.832km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Mar 1, 5:15 PM PST · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.725km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Mar 2, 9:02 PM PST · 15919 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.926km WNW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Mar 4, 9:12 PM PST · 15917 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Mar 4, 10:24 PM PST · 15917 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
19. 3.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Mar 8, 1:22 PM PST · 15913 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
20. 3.160 km ENE of San Vicente, MexicoTue, Mar 8, 4:49 PM PST · 15913 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
21. 2.312km NW of Ocotillo, CATue, Mar 8, 9:57 PM PST · 15913 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.535km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Mar 9, 3:24 PM PST · 15912 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
23. 1.619km NNE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Mar 10, 2:56 AM PST · 15912 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.328km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Mar 10, 9:47 PM PST · 15911 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
25. 3.218 km E of San Vicente, MexicoSat, Mar 12, 8:40 AM PST · 15910 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Mar 13, 10:47 PM PST · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
27. 1.623km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Mar 14, 7:33 AM PST · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
28. 2.129km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 14, 12:09 PM PST · 15908 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
29. 1.812km NW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Mar 14, 12:25 PM PST · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.310km SSE of Jamul, CAMon, Mar 14, 1:41 PM PST · 15907 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 20, 7:10 PM PST · 15901 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
32. 1.754km SSE of Campo, CAMon, Mar 21, 11:25 AM PST · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
33. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Mar 24, 9:14 AM PST · 15898 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
34. 1.873km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Mar 24, 4:39 PM PST · 15897 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
35. 1.816km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Mar 25, 9:18 PM PST · 15896 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
36. 3.340km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Mar 28, 8:01 AM PST · 15894 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
37. 1.623km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Apr 1, 8:19 AM PST · 15890 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.944km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSat, Apr 2, 5:43 AM PST · 15889 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
39. 3.147km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Apr 2, 6:08 AM PST · 15889 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
40. 2.058km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Apr 3, 6:27 AM PST · 15888 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.418km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Apr 3, 10:44 PM PST · 15887 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
42. 1.738km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Apr 4, 7:45 AM PST · 15887 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.342km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Apr 7, 6:18 PM PST · 15883 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
44. 2.172km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Apr 9, 5:18 AM PST · 15882 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
45. 2.357km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Apr 9, 11:44 AM PST · 15882 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
46. 3.065km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Apr 11, 8:04 AM PST · 15880 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
47. 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Apr 14, 4:40 AM PST · 15877 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.938km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Apr 15, 12:38 AM PST · 15876 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
49. 2.123km ESE of Julian, CASun, Apr 17, 12:12 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
50. 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Apr 17, 6:19 AM PST · 15874 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
51. 2.326km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 18, 3:56 AM PST · 15873 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 2.020km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Feb 17, 2:01 AM PST · 15933 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.916km SSW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Feb 16, 11:15 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
3. 1.515km SSW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Feb 16, 10:21 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 15, 6:34 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.79km W of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Feb 15, 9:55 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
6. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Feb 15, 2:50 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Feb 14, 8:29 PM PST · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
8. 3.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Feb 14, 12:51 PM PST · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.456km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Feb 12, 9:38 PM PST · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.284km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 12, 1:04 PM PST · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.911km NNE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Feb 7, 8:08 AM PST · 15943 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.67km E of Campo, CAMon, Feb 7, 12:35 AM PST · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
13. 2.231km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Feb 5, 10:10 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.811km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Feb 5, 2:47 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Feb 5, 2:08 AM PST · 15945 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
16. 3.49km NNE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Feb 4, 8:19 AM PST · 15946 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.912km ESE of Alpine, CAThu, Feb 3, 6:30 AM PST · 15947 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jan 28, 1:58 PM PST · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.531km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jan 28, 4:00 AM PST · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.777km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Jan 28, 1:24 AM PST · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1100484. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.