M3.3 earthquake 54km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX

Magnitude

3.3 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Dec 14, 1981, 2:59 AM PST

UTC

1981-12-14 10:59:46 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.263° N, 117.603° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

290°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Rosarito, MexicoPopulation 100,660. Forecast53 kmWSW
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast62 kmWSW

After

1. 2.310km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXTue, Dec 15, 1:50 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jan 3, 5:52 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.243km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jan 10, 12:18 AM PST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.148km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Jan 10, 3:37 AM PST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.746km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Jan 11, 12:06 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.948km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 14, 11:44 PM PST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.344km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 18, 8:12 AM PST · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.65km WNW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXTue, Jan 26, 5:23 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.739km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Feb 11, 5:31 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

Before

1. 1.839km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:29 AM PST · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.012km WSW of Imperial Beach, CAFri, Dec 4, 2:07 PM PST · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.19km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 9:48 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.412km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 7:50 AM PST · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.06km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 6:19 AM PST · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
6. 3.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 5:53 AM PST · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.410km SW of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 4, 3:48 AM PST · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.27km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Dec 2, 1:28 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.911km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Dec 2, 1:16 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.910km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Dec 2, 1:15 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.510km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 7:50 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
12. 3.29km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 6:06 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.87km S of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 5:47 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.77km WSW of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 5:31 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
15. 3.32 km SSW of El Sauzal de Rodríguez, MexicoSat, Nov 28, 4:54 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
16. 3.39km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 4:54 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.28km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 4:47 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.210km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 2:57 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
19. 3.58km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 2:46 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MXTue, Nov 24, 4:44 PM PST · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103177 (also filed as usp0001hdt). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.