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M2.4 earthquake 39km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 39km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX on Wed, Jan 30, 2008, 2:50 PM PST (22:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 59km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-01-30 22:50:24 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.236° N, 116.483° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
333°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6820 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.432km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6818 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.814km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.068km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6816 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.444km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.120km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6815 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.933km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.78km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6815 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.77km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6815 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6814 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6814 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.18km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6814 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.68km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6813 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.68km S of La Jolla, CA · 6812 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.615km N of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6812 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.611km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.127km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.76km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6811 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.36km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6810 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6810 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6808 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.76km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6808 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.729km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6807 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.817km W of Imperial, CA · 6806 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.88km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6806 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.511km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6806 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.943km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6805 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.310km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.611km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.820km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6804 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.411km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 6804 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.045km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6803 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6803 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.255km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6803 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 3.859km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6803 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.852km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6803 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6802 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6802 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.925km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6801 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 3.254km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6801 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6800 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.255km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6799 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.746km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6799 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.017km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6798 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.039km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6797 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.611km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6796 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 3.59km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6796 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.68km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6796 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6796 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.215km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6796 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.910km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6796 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.710km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6796 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.017km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6796 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.614km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6795 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.98km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6794 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.132km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6794 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.66km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6794 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.245km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6793 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.157km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6793 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.057km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6792 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.34km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6821 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.623km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.922km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.825km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6825 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.614km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6825 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.513km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6825 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.454km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6826 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.613km SW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6826 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.714km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6826 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.419km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6826 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.558km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6827 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.56km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6828 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.324km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6828 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.410km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6828 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.010km NE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6828 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.260km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6828 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.159km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6829 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6829 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.312km W of El Centro, CA · 6830 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.717km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6831 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14345428. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.