Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 40km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 40km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sun, Oct 16, 1983, 2:39 AM PDT (09:39 UTC), 6 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
2.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-16 09:39:49 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.024° N, 116.241° 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.

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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.843km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.228km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.920km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.523km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.927km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.862km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.360km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15680 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.662km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.753km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15679 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.641km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15676 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.16km SE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.185km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15674 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.35km E of Bonita, CA · 15672 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.910km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15672 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.79km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15671 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.847km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15670 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.842km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15670 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.756km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15669 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.957km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.850km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.947km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15664 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.447km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15658 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.747km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15658 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.756km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15657 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15654 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.238km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15653 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.953km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 3.835km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.078km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.079km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 3.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.750km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.822km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.853km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.976km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.38km W of Heber, CA · 15646 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15645 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 3.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.540km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.639km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.830km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 3.870km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.531km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 3.098km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15637 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 3.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 3.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.732km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15684 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.326km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15685 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.648km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.633km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15688 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.741km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.987km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.498km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.856km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15693 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.859km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.847km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18521. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.