M2.1 earthquake 17km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX on Tue, Jun 17, 2003, 1:49 PM PDT (20:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 48km SW of Rosarito, 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
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-06-17 20:49:19 UTC
- Depth
- 6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.218° N, 116.737° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 16.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 274°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.345km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8508 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8508 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.517km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.717km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8508 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.615km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8508 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.451km WSW of Coronado, California · 8507 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.470km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8506 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8505 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.148km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 8502 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 60
- 2.540km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8501 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.127km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8501 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.556km WSW of Imperial Beach, California · 8498 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.134km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8496 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.943km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8495 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.652km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8495 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8494 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.620km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8492 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8492 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.433km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8491 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.116km E of Julian, CA · 8490 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.728km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8488 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.040km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8486 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.727km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8484 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.868km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8483 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.67km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8481 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.125km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8481 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.715km ESE of Julian, CA · 8481 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.926km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8480 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8472 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8468 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.954km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8466 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.027km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8465 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.113km N of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8465 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.941km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8462 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.728km SE of Campo, California · 8459 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.623km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8458 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.827km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8458 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.538km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8456 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.228km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8453 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8452 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.367km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.038km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.78km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8515 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8520 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.516km ESE of Julian, CA · 8523 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.452km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8523 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.916km SW of La Jolla, CA · 8524 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.353km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8527 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.03km SSW of Chula Vista, CA · 8527 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.214km NNW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 8528 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8528 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.242km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8530 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.137km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.134km SW of Coronado, California · 8535 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.522km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8539 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8540 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
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