California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8km W of Coronado, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8km W of Coronado, CA on Sun, Jan 6, 1985, 3:10 AM PST (11:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 64km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-01-06 11:10:13 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.673° N, 117.266° 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
245°, 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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 15245 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 15245 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.612km NE of Julian, CA · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.430km W of La Jolla, CA · 15243 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.34km WSW of Murrieta, CA · 15242 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.913km ESE of Julian, CA · 15242 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.120km ESE of Julian, CA · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 15242 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15242 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 15240 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15239 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15238 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.612km NE of Julian, CA · 15238 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.542km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15238 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.412km NE of Julian, CA · 15237 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.218km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.99km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15236 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.813km NE of Julian, CA · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.119km SE of Julian, CA · 15236 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.03km NW of Julian, CA · 15233 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.55km ESE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.016km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15233 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.211km ENE of Julian, CA · 15231 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.813km ENE of Julian, CA · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.026km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.55km SE of Aguanga, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.017km ESE of Julian, CA · 15230 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 15229 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.04km ENE of Imperial Beach, CA · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.217km ESE of Julian, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.518km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15227 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15226 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.14km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.922km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.713km NE of Julian, CA · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.314km NE of Julian, CA · 15223 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.817km SE of Campo, CA · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.735km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 3.764km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.110km NE of Julian, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.624km SE of Campo, CA · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.821km ESE of Campo, CA · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.54km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15214 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.123km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15212 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.111km NE of Julian, CA · 15211 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.954km SW of Coronado, CA · 15246 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.612km NE of Julian, CA · 15246 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.912km NE of Julian, CA · 15246 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 15247 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.250km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 15247 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.312km NE of Julian, CA · 15247 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.35km NW of National City, CA · 15248 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.716km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15248 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.515km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 15249 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.319km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.813km NW of Aguanga, CA · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.912km NE of Julian, CA · 15253 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 15253 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.652km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 15254 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15255 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15255 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15255 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away

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