M2.2 earthquake 14km NNW of Tecate, B.C., MX
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14km NNW of Tecate, B.C., MX on Sat, May 31, 2003, 10:12 AM PDT (17:12 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 17km SW of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-31 17:12:32 UTC
- Depth
- 17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.689° N, 116.664° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.40
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.314km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8527 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.03km SSW of Chula Vista, CA · 8527 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.616km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8526 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.916km SW of La Jolla, CA · 8524 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.516km ESE of Julian, CA · 8523 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.69km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8523 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.713km ESE of Anza, CA · 8522 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.810km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8521 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.722km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8521 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8520 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.010km ESE of Anza, CA · 8518 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.916km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8517 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.98km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8516 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.78km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8515 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.711km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8514 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.82km NE of Aguanga, CA · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.523km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8513 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.624km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8511 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.117km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8510 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.710km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8510 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8509 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.345km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8508 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8508 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.517km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.717km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8508 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.615km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8508 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.451km WSW of Coronado, California · 8507 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.79km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8506 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.510km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8506 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.69km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8504 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.69km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8504 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.19km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8503 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.69km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.711km SW of Anza, CA · 8502 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 8502 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.99km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8502 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.69km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8502 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.615km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8501 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.540km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8501 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.127km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8501 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.125km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 8498 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.69km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8498 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.556km WSW of Imperial Beach, California · 8498 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8497 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8497 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8496 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8496 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.134km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8496 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.522km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8495 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.943km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8495 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.210km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8495 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8494 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.211km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8492 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.68km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 8492 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.620km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8492 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.711km ESE of Anza, CA · 8492 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
The first 60 of 91.
Before
- 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8528 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.517km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.011km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.242km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8530 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8532 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.712km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.134km SW of Coronado, California · 8534 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.711km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8536 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.710km SSW of Salton City, CA · 8538 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.915km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8538 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.715km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8538 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.520km N of Borrego Springs, California · 8538 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.522km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8538 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.610km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8539 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.69km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8539 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.013km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 8540 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8540 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.62km WSW of Julian, CA · 8542 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9919961. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.