M2.0 earthquake 34km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Jul 18, 1978, 10:11 PM PDT

UTC

1978-07-19 05:11:49 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.922° N, 117.636° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.44

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

202°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast35 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast37 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast50 kmWNW

After

1. 2.872km WSW of Imperial Beach, CAWed, Jul 19, 3:49 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.86km NW of Julian, CAThu, Jul 27, 9:36 PM PDT · 17596 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.511km N of Julian, CASat, Jul 29, 7:27 PM PDT · 17594 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.415km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MXFri, Aug 4, 1:15 PM PDT · 17589 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.61km ESE of Orange, CAMon, Aug 7, 10:42 PM PDT · 17585 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.52km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Aug 9, 12:27 AM PDT · 17584 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.14km SE of Temecula, CAWed, Aug 9, 11:02 AM PDT · 17584 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.54km NNW of Julian, CAFri, Aug 11, 10:22 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.52km N of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Aug 12, 12:52 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.98km NNW of Julian, CAWed, Aug 16, 4:25 PM PDT · 17577 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.911km NW of Warner Springs, CAMon, Aug 21, 12:47 PM PDT · 17572 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Aug 23, 7:32 PM PDT · 17569 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.54km N of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Aug 30, 1:27 AM PDT · 17563 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.45km S of Rosarito, B.C., MXSat, Sep 9, 1:21 PM PDT · 17553 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.52km N of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Sep 9, 7:08 PM PDT · 17552 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.439km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXMon, Sep 11, 8:52 PM PDT · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.240km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXTue, Sep 12, 11:18 AM PDT · 17550 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.426km ESE of Avalon, CATue, Sep 12, 7:40 PM PDT · 17549 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.011km SE of San Pedro, CATue, Sep 12, 8:01 PM PDT · 17549 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 2.42km S of National City, CAMon, Jul 17, 10:25 AM PDT · 17607 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.912km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CASun, Jul 16, 3:24 PM PDT · 17608 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.72km WNW of Julian, CAFri, Jul 7, 7:10 AM PDT · 17617 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.217km SSW of La Jolla, CAWed, Jun 28, 11:55 PM PDT · 17625 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.512km NW of Warner Springs, CASun, Jun 25, 7:39 AM PDT · 17629 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.74km W of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Jun 24, 11:23 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.24km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CAWed, Jun 21, 8:53 PM PDT · 17632 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3340798. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.