M1.7 earthquake 45km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Dec 7, 1986, 7:43 AM PST

UTC

1986-12-07 15:43:03 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.918° N, 117.756° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

208°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast45 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast46 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast60 kmWNW

After

1. 2.438km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Dec 7, 7:50 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 11:34 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.648km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 11:42 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:07 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 8, 1:43 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.948km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 9, 12:45 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 10, 12:05 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.947km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 10, 1:49 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.444km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Dec 10, 5:35 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 11, 2:35 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.838km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 11, 3:22 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.864km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Dec 11, 5:26 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 12, 5:18 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 12, 8:38 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.946km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 13, 6:17 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 13, 7:44 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 13, 8:52 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.445km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Dec 13, 11:56 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.341km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 13, 11:54 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
20. 2.244km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 14, 4:08 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 14, 10:02 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
22. 2.536km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 14, 3:47 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 15, 10:08 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
24. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 16, 3:44 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
25. 1.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 16, 8:48 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
26. 1.844km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Dec 18, 1:22 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
27. 1.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 18, 1:43 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
28. 1.747km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Dec 18, 5:27 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
29. 2.14km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Dec 18, 8:14 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
30. 3.149km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 19, 1:01 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
31. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 19, 3:18 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
32. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 19, 5:17 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
33. 2.343km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Dec 19, 5:32 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.450km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Dec 20, 1:46 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
35. 3.748km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 20, 4:19 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
36. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 20, 4:31 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
37. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 20, 8:56 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
38. 2.645km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 20, 10:19 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
39. 2.538km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Dec 21, 4:18 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
40. 1.643km SSW of San Clemente, CAMon, Dec 22, 3:07 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
41. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 22, 3:29 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
42. 1.838km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 23, 12:52 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
43. 1.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 23, 11:57 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
44. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 23, 6:01 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.42km N of Palomar Observatory, CATue, Dec 23, 7:15 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
46. 2.430km WSW of La Jolla, CATue, Dec 23, 9:04 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
47. 1.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 12:55 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 3:50 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
49. 2.741km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 8:33 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 1:27 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
51. 2.339km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 8:09 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 25, 12:52 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
53. 2.334km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 25, 1:07 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
54. 2.541km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 25, 9:09 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
55. 3.114km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Dec 26, 9:07 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
56. 1.942km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Dec 26, 7:42 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
57. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 26, 8:52 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
58. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 26, 10:50 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.439km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 27, 1:48 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
60. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 28, 4:54 PM PST · 14522 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

1. 2.645km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 7:27 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.648km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 2:58 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.86km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Dec 6, 9:24 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.640km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 6, 12:25 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
5. 3.146km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Dec 5, 9:24 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
6. 3.046km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 5, 9:24 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 5, 11:52 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
8. 3.065km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Dec 5, 1:53 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.91km SW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Dec 4, 9:18 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 4, 7:22 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.640km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 4, 2:03 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.419km WSW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAWed, Dec 3, 11:36 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 3, 4:33 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
14. 3.046km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 3, 12:55 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.248km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 3, 11:13 AM PST · 14548 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 10:38 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 8:04 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.844km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 7:07 AM PST · 14549 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 2:26 AM PST · 14549 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.145km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 12:02 AM PST · 14549 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci139080. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.