Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 53km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 53km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX on Mon, Nov 21, 1983, 4:51 PM PST (00:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 76km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

Ensenada forecastMore in Mexico

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-22 00:51:18 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.926° N, 116.065° 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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.976km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15645 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.38km W of Heber, CA · 15644 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.649km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.96km E of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.540km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.639km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.830km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.870km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.531km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.098km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.39km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.010km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.732km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.053km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.750km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.950km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.510km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.258km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.822km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15624 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.048km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.638km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.758km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.738km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.122km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15618 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.756km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.94km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15614 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.73km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.770km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.536km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 3.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.539km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.616km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 3.055km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 3.053 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 3.228km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.830km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.954km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.745km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15602 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.826km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15600 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 3.088km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15600 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.69km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.822km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.750km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.079km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.078km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.835km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15648 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.953km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.49km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.238km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15652 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.756km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.747km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15656 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15656 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.447km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.947km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.850km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.957km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

Earthquakes todayMexico earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci25085. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.