Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 47km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 47km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Sat, Sep 3, 1983, 4:19 PM PDT (23:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-09-03 23:19:24 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.927° N, 116.131° 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
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
301°, 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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.868km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.553km SSE of Campo, CA · 15732 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.648km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.652km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.852km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.955km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.354km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.450km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.056km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.624km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.223km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.4116km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.249km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.353km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.239km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.954km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.249km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.151km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15725 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.554km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15723 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15723 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.469km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15723 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15722 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.749km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.256km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.649km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.650km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.650km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.830km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15717 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.849km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.620km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.851km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 3.335km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15716 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.389km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.550km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.956km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.349km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15713 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.748km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.875km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.044km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.014km E of Ocotillo, CA · 15734 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.252km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.239km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.852km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.353km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.152km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15735 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15735 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.252km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15735 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.126km SSE of Campo, CA · 15736 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.326km SSE of Campo, CA · 15736 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.952km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.473km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.026km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.555km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.861km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.453km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.351km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.916km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15746 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci21259. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.