California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 61km SW of Coronado, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 61km SW of Coronado, CA on Mon, Apr 20, 1981, 4:01 PM PST (00:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

Coronado forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-21 00:01:30 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.378° N, 117.720° W
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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.156km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.316km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.658km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.143km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.216km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16543 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.838km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.646km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.045km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.83km S of National City, CA · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.844km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 16603 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.945km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.846km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.588km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16609 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.242km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16612 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514693. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.