M2.2 earthquake 56km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.2 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Sep 16, 1983, 7:12 AM PDT

UTC

1983-09-16 14:12:21 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.946° N, 116.038° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

231°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Ensenada, MexicoPopulation 443,807. Forecast54 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast94 kmSW

After

1. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 16, 7:12 AM PDT · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 16, 9:19 PM PDT · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
3. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 17, 2:35 AM PDT · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 3.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Sep 17, 6:13 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
5. 2.649km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 17, 10:18 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.650km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 17, 10:23 PM PDT · 15718 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.650km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 18, 8:48 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.830km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXMon, Sep 19, 8:58 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.849km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 19, 9:30 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.155km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 20, 5:59 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
11. 1.620km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Sep 20, 5:06 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.851km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 20, 10:21 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
13. 3.335km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 21, 1:34 AM PDT · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.040km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 21, 4:12 AM PDT · 15715 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.389km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Sep 22, 12:16 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.550km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 22, 12:47 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 22, 12:47 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.956km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Sep 23, 12:42 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 23, 1:25 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
20. 1.85km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Sep 23, 5:14 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
21. 2.349km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 24, 3:54 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
22. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Sep 24, 10:21 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Sep 25, 6:02 AM PDT · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
24. 1.748km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 25, 11:18 AM PDT · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
25. 2.875km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Sep 25, 11:29 AM PDT · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
26. 2.044km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 25, 1:20 PM PDT · 15710 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
27. 2.326km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Sep 26, 12:32 AM PDT · 15710 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
28. 1.54km N of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Sep 26, 7:58 PM PDT · 15709 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
29. 2.049km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 27, 3:55 AM PDT · 15709 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
30. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 27, 11:10 PM PDT · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
31. 2.658km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXWed, Sep 28, 5:06 PM PDT · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.540km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 28, 7:00 PM PDT · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.048km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Sep 29, 9:20 AM PDT · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.051km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 29, 8:18 PM PDT · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
35. 2.850km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 30, 12:48 AM PDT · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.449km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 30, 12:53 AM PDT · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
37. 2.354km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Sep 30, 4:32 AM PDT · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
38. 1.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 2, 3:08 AM PDT · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
39. 1.854km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 2, 6:47 AM PDT · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.554km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Oct 2, 8:13 PM PDT · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
41. 1.847km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 12:13 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
42. 1.859km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 11:03 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
43. 2.670km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 7:12 PM PDT · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
44. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 11:38 PM PDT · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
45. 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 4, 4:56 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
46. 1.856km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 7, 2:44 PM PDT · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
47. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 7, 3:21 PM PDT · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
48. 2.755km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 8, 6:10 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
49. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 8, 5:08 PM PDT · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
50. 3.498km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 9, 2:01 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
51. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 9, 2:51 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
52. 2.987km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 9, 2:56 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
53. 2.741km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 11, 11:35 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
54. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Oct 12, 3:06 AM PDT · 15694 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Oct 13, 4:33 AM PDT · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
56. 1.633km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 14, 6:41 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
57. 2.648km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 14, 1:53 PM PDT · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.326km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 15, 5:38 PM PDT · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
59. 2.661km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Oct 15, 8:23 PM PDT · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
60. 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 16, 2:39 AM PDT · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

1. 2.749km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXThu, Sep 15, 7:12 PM PDT · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.656km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 15, 2:02 PM PDT · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 15, 1:39 AM PDT · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.469km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Sep 14, 3:04 AM PDT · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 14, 2:10 AM PDT · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Sep 13, 10:52 PM PDT · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.113km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Sep 13, 12:40 AM PDT · 15723 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.554km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Sep 12, 1:43 AM PDT · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.151km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Sep 12, 1:01 AM PDT · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.149km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 11, 1:44 PM PDT · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.249km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 11, 12:38 PM PDT · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
12. 3.954km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Sep 11, 12:27 PM PDT · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.239km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Sep 11, 1:17 AM PDT · 15725 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
14. 2.112km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Sep 10, 2:09 PM PDT · 15725 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.353km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 10, 12:12 PM PDT · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 10, 11:04 AM PDT · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.050km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Sep 10, 11:02 AM PDT · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.249km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 9, 3:49 PM PDT · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.451km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Sep 9, 2:21 PM PDT · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
20. 3.4116km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Sep 9, 12:18 AM PDT · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci22082. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.