Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21km SSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21km SSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX on Sun, Feb 3, 2002, 8:16 AM PST (16:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 63km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX. 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
2002-02-03 16:16:47 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.174° N, 117.157° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
295°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.763km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.532km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.334km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 9000 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.812km SW of Coronado, California · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.340km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.240km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.128km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.332km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.424km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.412km SSW of La Jolla, CA · 8968 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.713km NE of Campo, CA · 8959 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.331km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8952 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.933km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8949 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.08km W of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.74km NW of National City, CA · 9038 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12403436. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.