M2.4 earthquake 39km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 39km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX on Mon, Sep 11, 1978, 8:52 PM PDT (03:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 52km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-12 03:52:15 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.143° N, 117.379° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 313°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.240km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 17554 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.652km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 17541 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.031km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.441km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 17530 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9683318. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.