Mexico earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 54km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 54km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX on Sat, Jun 24, 1939, 8:27 AM GMT-8 (16:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (ml), moderate
Local time
UTC
1939-06-24 16:27:29 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.062° N, 117.516° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 29.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
308°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.061km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.761km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.761km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.661km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.561km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.361km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.361km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.540km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.061km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.128km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.361km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31867 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.661km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31866 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.961km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31866 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.915km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 31837 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.216km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 31868 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.055km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 31872 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.381km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31894 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365037. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.