Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.5ml
24km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 2.5 earthquake was recorded 24km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX, 67 km (42 mi) S of San Diego, CA, at 6:55 am PDT on 3 May 2022 (13:55 UTC), 20 km deep.
67 km (42 mi) S of San Diego, CA · 51 km (31 mi) SSW of Chula Vista, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.5 (ml)
- Depth
- 20 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- San Diego County, 100 km NNE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1587 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 8 km (5 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 150 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 72,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 6.5× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.5 about 150 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.5 on 2022-04-15 — about 1,300 times the energy of this one.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 32.2183, -117.2490. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | 100 km (62 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near San Diego County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
41 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.9 42 km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX
- 1.7 9 km W of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 2.3 65 km WSW of La Esperanza [Granjas Familiares], Mexico
- 3.2 48 km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 1.5 14 km SW of Coronado, CA
- 2.0 5 km S of National City, CA
- 1.6 29 km WSW of Coronado, CA
- 1.6 14 km WSW of Coronado, CA
- 1.8 20 km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 1.8 18 km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 1.8 19km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX
- 1.5 1km ESE of San Ysidro, CA
- 2.0 55 km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX
- 1.9 39km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX
- 1.8 7km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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