California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3km SE of Coronado, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3km SE of Coronado, CA on Sun, Sep 27, 1981, 10:31 PM PDT (05:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10km NE of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-09-28 05:31:28 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.671° N, 117.161° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17km SE of Temecula, CA · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.66km SE of Temecula, CA · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.36km SE of Temecula, CA · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16439 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.36km SE of Temecula, CA · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.821km E of Julian, CA · 16437 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.86km SE of Temecula, CA · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.222km ESE of Julian, CA · 16436 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.26km SE of Temecula, CA · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.137km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.933km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.220km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16434 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.52km SW of Aguanga, CA · 16434 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.112km SE of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 16434 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.836km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.58km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16430 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.947km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.911km WSW of Anza, CA · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.342km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.832km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.54km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16422 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.914km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.611km SW of Anza, CA · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.29km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16418 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.035km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16417 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.734km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16417 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.115km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.99km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16417 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.310km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.314km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16413 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16408 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.236km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 16408 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.98km SW of La Jolla, CA · 16408 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.014km SW of La Jolla, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.513km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.69km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16406 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.99km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16406 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.741km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.511km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.712km W of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.814km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16399 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16398 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.614km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.70km W of Julian, CA · 16397 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.310km NE of Julian, CA · 16394 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.822km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.710km SE of Julian, CA · 16441 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.09km SE of Julian, CA · 16441 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16441 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16441 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.324km ESE of Julian, CA · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.512km NE of Julian, CA · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.711km NE of Julian, CA · 16444 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.16km ESE of La Jolla, CA · 16444 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.615km E of Julian, CA · 16445 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.839km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16446 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.841km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16446 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16446 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.216km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16448 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.118km SW of La Jolla, CA · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.152km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.06km SE of Temecula, CA · 16453 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.66km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16453 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.54km SE of Temecula, CA · 16453 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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