Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 55km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 55km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX on Thu, Jul 8, 1982, 10:31 AM PDT (17:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 19km WSW of La Jolla, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-07-08 17:31:19 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.308° N, 117.622° 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
255°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.424km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.647km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16134 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.534km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16130 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.522km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16130 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.650km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 16128 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.614km NNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.135km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 16123 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.347km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.819km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.446km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.247km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.03km N of Imperial Beach, CA · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505063. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.