Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 49km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 49km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Sep 24, 1983, 3:54 AM PDT (10:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 35km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-24 10:54:12 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.978° N, 116.118° 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
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
0°
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: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.748km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.875km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.044km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15711 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.326km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15710 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.54km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15709 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15709 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.658km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.048km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.051km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.449km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.854km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.847km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.859km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.856km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.498km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.987km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.741km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15694 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.633km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.648km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.326km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.843km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 3.228km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.920km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.523km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.927km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.862km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 3.360km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.662km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 3.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.753km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15685 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.641km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 3.16km SE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 3.185km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.910km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.79km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.847km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15676 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.756km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15675 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.957km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15672 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.956km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.550km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15714 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.389km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.335km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.851km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.620km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.849km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.830km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.650km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.650km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.649km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.256km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci15581. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.