California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 43km WSW of Carlsbad, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 43km WSW of Carlsbad, CA on Sun, Jan 10, 1982, 12:18 AM PST (08:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 48km WSW of Carlsbad, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-10 08:18:27 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.985° N, 117.762° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.148km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.948km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.344km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16313 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.223km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.24km SSW of Anaheim, CA · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.85km NE of North Tustin, CA · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.44km SW of Aguanga, CA · 16306 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.210km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.739km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.01km NE of Anaheim, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.04km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16286 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.44km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16286 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.94km W of Orange, CA · 16282 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.68km SW of Woodcrest, CA · 16282 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.410km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.331km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.830km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.929km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.83km NE of Laguna Niguel, CA · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.12km W of Westminster, CA · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.354km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.432km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.014km NW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci104449. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.