M1.8 earthquake 38km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Jun 13, 1981, 5:18 AM PDT

UTC

1981-06-13 12:18:22 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.935° N, 117.680° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

169°

Stations used

12

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast39 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast54 kmWNW

After

1. 1.610km WNW of Aguanga, CAThu, Jun 18, 6:59 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.96km SSE of Newport Beach, CASun, Jun 21, 1:23 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.80km ENE of Seal Beach, CAMon, Jun 22, 7:59 AM PDT · 16533 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.99km ENE of Pala, CAWed, Jun 24, 4:54 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.77km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Jun 24, 10:20 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.021km W of Avalon, CAWed, Jun 24, 1:18 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.77km NNE of Pala, CASun, Jun 28, 6:28 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.110km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Jun 29, 7:25 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.92km WSW of Aliso Viejo, CATue, Jun 30, 6:03 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
10. 3.24km NW of Lakeland Village, CASat, Jul 4, 5:31 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.13km NW of Fountain Valley, CAWed, Jul 8, 5:52 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
12. 3.04km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Jul 9, 7:23 AM PDT · 16516 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.69km SW of Corona, CASat, Jul 11, 7:04 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
14. 4.135km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Jul 11, 2:50 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
15. 2.135km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Jul 11, 2:59 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.243km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Jul 11, 4:53 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.59km SSW of Corona, CAFri, Jul 17, 1:21 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.511km NW of Julian, CAWed, Jul 22, 10:44 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.55km E of Palomar Observatory, CATue, Jul 28, 2:17 AM PDT · 16498 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.710km WNW of Coronado, CASat, Aug 1, 10:39 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
21. 1.637km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Aug 1, 5:37 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
22. 2.641km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Aug 2, 11:32 AM PDT · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
23. 1.62km NW of Palomar Observatory, CASun, Aug 2, 8:36 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
24. 2.067km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Aug 4, 10:41 PM PDT · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
25. 2.338km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Aug 5, 6:51 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.138km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Aug 5, 9:23 PM PDT · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
27. 2.037km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Aug 9, 11:34 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
28. 2.046km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Aug 11, 3:26 AM PDT · 16484 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

Before

1. 2.216km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Jun 7, 8:24 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
2. 3.13km WNW of Lakeland Village, CAThu, Jun 4, 7:26 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.74km W of Lake Elsinore, CAThu, Jun 4, 6:40 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
4. 3.63km WNW of Lakeland Village, CAThu, Jun 4, 4:51 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.516km NNW of Aguanga, CAWed, Jun 3, 8:47 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.824km SW of Dana Point, CAWed, Jun 3, 4:54 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
7. 2.143km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Jun 1, 8:27 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.658km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, May 24, 8:50 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CAFri, May 22, 4:35 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.07km NE of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAThu, May 21, 8:45 PM PDT · 16565 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.62km W of Lake Henshaw, CASat, May 16, 4:11 PM PDT · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.520km S of San Pedro, CAFri, May 15, 9:16 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517577. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.