California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 34km SW of Coronado, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 34km SW of Coronado, CA on Tue, Mar 23, 1982, 12:41 PM PST (20:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 46km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-23 20:41:52 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.513° N, 117.487° 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
216°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.242km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.126km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.368km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16232 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.470km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 16232 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.456km WSW of Coronado, CA · 16232 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.649km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 16219 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.946km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16219 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.711km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.213km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.421km S of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 16207 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.914km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527699. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.