Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 35km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 35km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Wed, Mar 9, 1983, 3:24 PM PST (23:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 56km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-03-09 23:24:14 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.054° N, 116.316° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
278°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.328km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15912 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.218 km E of San Vicente, Mexico · 15910 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.856km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15909 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.623km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.129km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15908 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.812km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.310km SSE of Jamul, CA · 15908 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.754km SSE of Campo, CA · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15898 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.873km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15898 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.816km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15897 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.340km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15894 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.147km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15889 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.058km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15888 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.418km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15888 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.738km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15887 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.342km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15884 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.172km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15882 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.357km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15882 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.065km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15880 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15877 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.938km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15876 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15874 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.326km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15873 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.535km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15870 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.09km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15869 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.851km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15867 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.336km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15864 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.924km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15862 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.915km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15862 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.549km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.446km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.348km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 3.456km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.783km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.955km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.053 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15913 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.312km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15914 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.696km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15914 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.160 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15914 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15914 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.893km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15914 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15918 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.926km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15918 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.832km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15921 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.029km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15923 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.179km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15925 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.353km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15925 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.268km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15926 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.389km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.826km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.911km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.18km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.413km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.310km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.070km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1102742. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.