California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 36km WSW of Encinitas, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 36km WSW of Encinitas, CA on Thu, Oct 29, 1981, 2:39 PM PST (22:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 14km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-29 22:39:02 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.941° N, 117.662° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98km SW of La Jolla, CA · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.014km SW of La Jolla, CA · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.741km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.13km NW of Newport Beach, CA · 16392 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.511km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.712km W of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.814km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.810km S of Avalon, CA · 16389 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16388 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.614km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.70km W of Julian, CA · 16388 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.02km NE of Irvine, CA · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.21km W of Irvine, CA · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.546km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.337km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.65km ESE of Temecula, CA · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.312km N of Foothill Ranch, CA · 16380 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.85km SE of Temecula, CA · 16379 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.95km SE of Temecula, CA · 16379 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.66km SE of Temecula, CA · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.733km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.831km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.62km WNW of Costa Mesa, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.012km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.839km W of La Jolla, CA · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.014km NW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.53km NW of Julian, CA · 16354 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.432km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 3.354km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.12km W of Westminster, CA · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.83km NE of Laguna Niguel, CA · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.57km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.929km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.830km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.331km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.410km SE of San Pedro, CA · 16405 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.115km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16408 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.734km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16408 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.035km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16408 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.54km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.832km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.947km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.58km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16420 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.112km SE of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 16425 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.52km SW of Aguanga, CA · 16425 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.26km SE of Temecula, CA · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.86km SE of Temecula, CA · 16428 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526291. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.