Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 49km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 49km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Mon, Aug 8, 1983, 3:23 PM PDT (22:23 UTC), 6 km (3 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
Local time
UTC
1983-08-08 22:23:13 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.954° N, 116.108° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
288°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.452km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15757 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.557km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15757 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.622km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.336km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.067km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15748 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15747 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.550km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15746 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.916km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.351km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15743 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.861km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.615km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15739 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.026km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.473km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15738 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.952km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.326km SSE of Campo, CA · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.126km SSE of Campo, CA · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.252km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.152km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.353km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.852km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.239km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.252km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.014km E of Ocotillo, CA · 15732 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.147km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.868km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.553km SSE of Campo, CA · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.648km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.652km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.852km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.955km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.354km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.450km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.056km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.624km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.223km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.249km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15725 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15725 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.353km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.239km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 3.954km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.249km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.151km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15723 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.554km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15723 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.469km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 2.581km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15761 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.757km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15764 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.689km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15764 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.756km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15766 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.028km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15767 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.466km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15771 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.833km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15771 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15773 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.953km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15774 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.423km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15775 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.414km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.013km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.138km S of Campo, CA · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.058km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15779 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.461km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.156km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.353km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14711. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.