M1.9 earthquake 5km ENE of Tijuana, B.C., MX
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km ENE of Tijuana, B.C., MX on Tue, May 27, 2008, 6:33 PM PDT (01:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 24km ENE of Maneadero, 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
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-05-28 01:33:26 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.543° N, 116.969° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 258°, 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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.327km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6704 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.724km SSE of Campo, CA · 6703 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.75km ENE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 6703 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.110km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6699 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.57km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6698 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.719km SSE of Campo, CA · 6697 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.58km W of Encinitas, CA · 6697 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.57km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6697 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.919km SSE of Campo, CA · 6697 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6696 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.910km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6695 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.55km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 6695 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.016km SE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 6695 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.68km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6692 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.57km NNE of Lakeside, CA · 6692 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.511km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6686 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.811km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6686 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.510km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6686 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.611km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6684 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.626km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6683 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.624km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6683 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.324km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6683 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 39
- 2.827km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6683 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.927km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6683 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.126km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6682 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.629km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6682 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.425km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6682 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.126km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6682 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.56km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6681 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.59km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 6679 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6679 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.522km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6678 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.813km SW of Coronado, CA · 6676 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.813km SW of Coronado, CA · 6676 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.712km SW of Coronado, CA · 6676 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.813km SW of Coronado, CA · 6675 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.58km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6671 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.68km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6666 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.226km SSE of Campo, CA · 6665 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.54km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 6664 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6663 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.09km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6660 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.67km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6657 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.112km SW of La Jolla, CA · 6657 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.67km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6653 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.57km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6652 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.86km ENE of Pala, CA · 6649 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6649 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.613km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6649 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6646 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.142km SSE of Campo, CA · 6646 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 3.458km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6707 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.56km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6707 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.86km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6707 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.96km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6709 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.95km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6709 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.55km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6710 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.76km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6710 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.97km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6712 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.26km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6714 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.86km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6714 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.58km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6714 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.69km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6714 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.55km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6714 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.07km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6714 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6714 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.912km SSE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 6717 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.325km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 6718 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.67km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6721 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6721 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.149km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6723 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10327097. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.