M2.8 earthquake 42km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 30, 1983, 9:50 AM PST

UTC

1983-10-30 17:50:03 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.942° N, 117.219° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

0°

Stations used

0

• Rosarito, MexicoPopulation 100,660. Forecast49 kmSSW
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast66 kmSSW

After

1. 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Nov 4, 6:10 PM PST · 15667 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.440km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Nov 15, 1:06 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.238km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MXWed, Nov 16, 4:54 AM PST · 15656 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
4. 3.835km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSat, Nov 19, 1:54 AM PST · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Nov 25, 3:31 AM PST · 15647 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
6. 3.037km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Nov 26, 3:02 AM PST · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.540km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 27, 8:37 PM PST · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.639km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Nov 27, 9:53 PM PST · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.830km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Nov 28, 10:06 PM PST · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.531km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Nov 29, 7:04 PM PST · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Dec 1, 9:20 PM PST · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Dec 4, 9:43 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.732km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 9, 5:03 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
14. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Dec 17, 9:26 AM PST · 15625 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.536km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Dec 26, 8:59 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
16. 3.336km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Dec 27, 2:35 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Dec 27, 7:04 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.539km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 28, 2:11 AM PST · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 28, 3:19 PM PST · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 2.35km E of Bonita, CAFri, Oct 28, 3:48 AM PDT · 15675 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
2. 3.16km SE of Rosarito, B.C., MXTue, Oct 25, 3:25 PM PDT · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.641km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 24, 2:44 AM PDT · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.210km SW of La Jolla, CAThu, Oct 20, 9:04 PM PDT · 15682 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.927km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Oct 19, 4:52 AM PDT · 15684 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.523km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Oct 19, 4:23 AM PDT · 15684 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.920km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 18, 11:09 PM PDT · 15684 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
8. 3.228km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.843km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 17, 3:57 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
10. 3.333km WSW of Coronado, CASun, Oct 16, 6:12 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.740km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Oct 16, 2:39 AM PDT · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.326km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 15, 5:38 PM PDT · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
13. 1.82km NW of Bonita, CASat, Oct 15, 1:12 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.633km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Oct 14, 6:41 AM PDT · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Oct 13, 4:33 AM PDT · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.441km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Oct 12, 3:06 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.741km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 11, 11:35 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.658km W of Rosarito, B.C., MXSat, Oct 8, 9:20 PM PDT · 15694 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
19. 2.573km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Oct 6, 10:38 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.568km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Oct 6, 10:21 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci23607. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC.