Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.1ml
17 km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded 17 km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX, 67 km (42 mi) S of San Diego, CA, at 4:21 pm PST on 23 November 2025 (00:21 UTC), 16 km deep.
67 km (42 mi) S of San Diego, CA · 48 km (30 mi) SSW of Chula Vista, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.1 (ml)
- Depth
- 16 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- San Diego County, 97 km NNE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 353 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 49 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 310,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 220,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 19× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.1 about 49 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 3,800 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 32.2120, -117.1513. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | 97 km (60 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
20 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.3 6 km ESE of Bonita, CA
- 2.0 26 km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 2.0 34 km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 0.7 2 km NE of Imperial Beach, CA
- 2.7 48 km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 1.3 2 km NE of Imperial Beach, CA
- 1.1 6 km ESE of Chula Vista, CA
- 0.8 8 km ESE of Bonita, CA
- 1.7 24 km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 2.1 28 km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 3.0 9 km WNW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
- 2.1 8 km SSE of Rosarito, B.C., MX
- 1.8 8 km SSE of Rosarito, B.C., MX
- 1.5 7 km SSE of Rosarito, B.C., MX
- 1.6 10 km NE of Rosarito, 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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