Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 56km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 56km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Jul 31, 1983, 3:15 PM PDT (22:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 67km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-07-31 22:15:11 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.965° N, 116.041° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
295°, 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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.689km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15766 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15766 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.581km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15763 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.749km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15759 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15758 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.557km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15758 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.622km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.336km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15757 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.011km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.067km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15749 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15749 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15748 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.916km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15746 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.351km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.861km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.615km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15741 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.026km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.473km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.28km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15738 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.86km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15738 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15738 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.67km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15738 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.39km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15738 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.326km SSE of Campo, CA · 15736 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.126km SSE of Campo, CA · 15736 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.252km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15735 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.152km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.353km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.852km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.239km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.252km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.014km E of Ocotillo, CA · 15734 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.147km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.868km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.553km SSE of Campo, CA · 15732 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.648km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.652km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.852km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.955km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.354km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.450km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.056km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.624km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.223km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 3.4116km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.249km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.353km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.112km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.07km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15769 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15772 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.833km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15773 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15775 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.953km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15775 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.423km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.414km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.013km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.138km S of Campo, CA · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15781 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.461km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.78km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.410km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.49km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.156km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13222. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.