M2.6 earthquake 66km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX

Magnitude

2.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Sep 3, 1990, 1:00 AM PDT

UTC

1990-09-03 08:00:56 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.208° N, 117.722° W

Region

Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

256°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Rosarito, MexicoPopulation 100,660. Forecast66 kmWSW
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast75 kmWSW

After

1. 2.09km S of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Sep 3, 8:02 PM PDT · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.237km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Sep 4, 6:38 AM PDT · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.344km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Sep 5, 10:43 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
4. 3.466km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSat, Sep 8, 3:32 PM PDT · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.648km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Sep 11, 11:20 PM PDT · 13172 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
6. 3.030km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Sep 13, 8:01 PM PDT · 13170 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.139km W of La Jolla, CAThu, Sep 13, 11:53 PM PDT · 13170 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.942km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Sep 19, 3:23 PM PDT · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.146km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Sep 21, 4:09 AM PDT · 13163 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.232km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Sep 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 13162 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
11. 2.22km W of National City, CASat, Sep 22, 1:49 AM PDT · 13162 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
12. 2.034km SW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Sep 26, 8:14 AM PDT · 13158 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.629km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Sep 29, 4:15 AM PDT · 13155 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.840km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Oct 1, 2:24 PM PDT · 13152 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.236km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXTue, Oct 2, 5:33 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.942km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Oct 2, 6:21 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.140km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Oct 3, 6:04 PM PDT · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.235km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXThu, Oct 4, 8:55 AM PDT · 13150 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.618km E of Tijuana, B.C., MXSat, Oct 6, 1:27 PM PDT · 13147 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.130km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Oct 8, 5:12 AM PDT · 13146 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
21. 3.048km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Oct 8, 3:03 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.747km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Oct 8, 7:20 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
23. 3.048km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Oct 8, 11:54 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Oct 12, 10:17 AM PDT · 13141 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.952km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Oct 19, 10:03 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
26. 1.922km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Oct 19, 12:08 PM PDT · 13134 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.712km SW of La Jolla, CASat, Oct 20, 6:27 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
28. 2.534km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Oct 20, 3:11 PM PDT · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
29. 2.034km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Oct 20, 8:27 PM PDT · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
30. 2.962km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Oct 22, 8:10 PM PDT · 13131 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
31. 1.92km SW of National City, CASat, Oct 27, 4:20 AM PDT · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Oct 27, 11:54 AM PDT · 13126 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
33. 2.643km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Oct 29, 1:59 AM PST · 13125 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
34. 2.048km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Nov 1, 7:11 PM PST · 13121 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 1.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Sep 1, 5:02 AM PDT · 13183 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.36km S of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Aug 31, 11:22 PM PDT · 13183 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.540km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXSun, Aug 19, 8:44 PM PDT · 13195 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.634km W of La Jolla, CAThu, Aug 16, 10:32 PM PDT · 13198 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.135km W of La Jolla, CASun, Aug 12, 4:57 AM PDT · 13203 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.849km SSW of San Clemente, CAMon, Aug 6, 10:31 PM PDT · 13208 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.813km SW of Coronado, CAMon, Aug 6, 5:54 PM PDT · 13208 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2004021. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.