Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 61km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 61km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX on Sat, Jun 24, 1939, 9:07 AM GMT-8 (17:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 28km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1939-06-24 17:07:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.950° N, 117.500° 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
360°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.761km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.661km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.261km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.561km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.361km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.361km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.261km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.540km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.061km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 4.128km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.361km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.661km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31877 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.961km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31877 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.915km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 31848 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.061km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 5.354km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.216km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 31879 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.055km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 31883 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.381km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 31904 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365041. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.