Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Tue, Oct 18, 1983, 11:09 PM PDT (06:09 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
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-19 06:09:29 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.932° N, 116.422° 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.523km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.927km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.862km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.360km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.662km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.068km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.753km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15685 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.552km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15684 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.641km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.16km SE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.185km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.35km E of Bonita, CA · 15678 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.847km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15677 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.842km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15676 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.756km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.855km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15675 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.957km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15673 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.850km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15672 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15671 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.947km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15670 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.447km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15669 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15664 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.747km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.756km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.238km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.953km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15658 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 3.835km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15657 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.078km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.079km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.750km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.853km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15654 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.976km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15653 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 3.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.540km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.639km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.830km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 3.870km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.531km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 3.098km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 3.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 3.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.732km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.053km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.750km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.950km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.258km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.048km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.638km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15629 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.758km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 3.228km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.843km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.326km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.648km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.633km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.741km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.987km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.856km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.859km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.847km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18769. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.