M2.0 earthquake 48km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 48km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX on Sat, Nov 6, 1982, 10:13 AM PST (18:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 45km SW of Primo Tapia, 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
- 2.0 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-06 18:13:14 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.019° N, 117.380° 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
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 327°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.522km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.745km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16019 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.325km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.917km NW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15980 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.539km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 2.18km W of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16040 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.941km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.316km SW of La Jolla, CA · 16052 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.115km W of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.527km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503375. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.