M1.6 earthquake 41km WSW of Carlsbad, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 5, 1986, 4:19 PM PST

UTC

1986-11-06 00:19:26 UTC

Depth

4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.000° N, 117.750° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

315°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Oceanside, CaliforniaPopulation 175,691. Forecast41 kmWSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast63 kmWNW

After

1. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 5, 10:27 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.141km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 3:22 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 5:30 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.248km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 6:08 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 6:53 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.242km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 9:09 PM PST · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 9:39 PM PST · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 7, 6:54 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.936km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 7, 10:22 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.640km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Nov 7, 9:30 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
11. 3.142km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 7, 10:17 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.842km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 8, 2:59 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.342km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 8, 5:26 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.140km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Nov 8, 9:57 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.330km WNW of La Jolla, CASat, Nov 8, 10:26 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
16. 3.348km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 9, 5:35 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 9, 10:50 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.344km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 9, 11:34 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
19. 1.846km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 10, 12:58 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 10, 2:15 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
21. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 10, 10:37 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
22. 1.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 11, 7:48 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 11, 4:47 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
24. 1.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 12, 5:39 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
25. 2.444km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Nov 12, 1:28 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
26. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 12, 8:22 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.640km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Nov 12, 9:32 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
28. 2.92km S of Avalon, CAThu, Nov 13, 10:55 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
29. 2.031km NNW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAThu, Nov 13, 12:48 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
30. 2.439km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 13, 3:19 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
31. 2.746km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Nov 13, 9:38 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
32. 2.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 14, 1:30 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 14, 1:51 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.848km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 14, 4:40 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 14, 7:10 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 14, 5:12 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
37. 2.448km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 15, 4:36 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
38. 2.846km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 15, 2:46 PM PST · 14566 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
39. 2.441km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 16, 1:38 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
40. 2.24km WNW of Murrieta, CASun, Nov 16, 9:34 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 17, 5:44 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
42. 2.348km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Nov 17, 11:19 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
43. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 12:09 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
44. 2.539km WSW of La Jolla, CATue, Nov 18, 1:33 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
45. 1.646km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Nov 18, 8:20 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
46. 1.848km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 11:40 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
47. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 1:56 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
48. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 5:15 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.949km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 8:56 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 9:43 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
51. 2.645km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Nov 19, 2:01 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 19, 11:07 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.639km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Nov 19, 2:57 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 1:21 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
55. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 7:17 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
56. 2.639km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 7:30 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
57. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 8:56 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.949km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 12:47 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
59. 1.647km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Nov 20, 6:43 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
60. 2.340km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 11:35 PM PST · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

1. 1.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 4, 8:52 PM PST · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 4, 7:17 PM PST · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.743km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 4, 7:39 AM PST · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.545km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Nov 4, 2:44 AM PST · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.640km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 2, 2:50 PM PST · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.533km SE of Avalon, CASun, Nov 2, 2:40 PM PST · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 2, 11:15 AM PST · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.640km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 2, 3:25 AM PST · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.538km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 2, 3:22 AM PST · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 1, 7:42 AM PST · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 1, 6:02 AM PST · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.010km SW of Corona, CAFri, Oct 31, 4:20 PM PST · 14581 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.346km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Oct 31, 6:10 AM PST · 14581 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.35km N of Imperial Beach, CAWed, Oct 29, 11:05 PM PST · 14582 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.438km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Oct 29, 11:06 AM PST · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Oct 29, 7:13 AM PST · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.28km SSW of Seal Beach, CAWed, Oct 29, 5:37 AM PST · 14583 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Oct 29, 2:28 AM PST · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.748km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Oct 28, 11:21 PM PST · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
20. 3.047km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Oct 28, 11:10 PM PST · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci138321. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.