Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 52km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 52km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, May 31, 1983, 11:52 AM PDT (18:52 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 65 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-05-31 18:52:11 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.153° N, 116.174° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.937km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.749km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15830 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.648km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.351 km SW of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso), Mexico · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.362 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.690km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.679km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.488km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.054km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15827 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15827 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15827 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.13km N of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15826 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.961km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.62km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.913km N of Pine Valley, CA · 15825 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.311km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.459km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 3.765 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15824 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.189km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.995km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.852km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.565 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.290km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.144 km ESE of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.827km SE of Campo, CA · 15823 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.687km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.591km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.052km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.835km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15822 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.655km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15822 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.852km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15820 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.412km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.052km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 3.254km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.18km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15814 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.811km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.810km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15812 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.013km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.39km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15812 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.911km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15809 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.571km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15809 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.882km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.053km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.852km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15808 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.012km ESE of Alpine, CA · 15807 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.352km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15806 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.713km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15806 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.77km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15833 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.070km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15834 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.244km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.538km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.352km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.623km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.423km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15840 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.25km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15840 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.351km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.936km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.754km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.89km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15842 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15842 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.964km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.610km S of Holtville, CA · 15843 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15843 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1108848. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.