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M3.3 earthquake 32 km WSW of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Mexico

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Mexico on Sat, Jul 15, 1978, 8:51 PM PDT (03:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1978-07-16 03:51:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.567° N, 116.866° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.551km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17604 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17602 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17601 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.232km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17598 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.351km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17591 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.251km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17591 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.433km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17588 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.462km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17587 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17584 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.04km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17574 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.646km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17571 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.962km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17567 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.45km S of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.849km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17550 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.439km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.240km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 17549 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.065km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.616km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.860km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.889km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17621 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.562km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.823km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.222km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 17628 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vkm (also filed as ci3340735). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.