M3.0 earthquake 43km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Oct 22, 1986, 7:19 PM PDT

UTC

1986-10-23 02:19:08 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.947° N, 117.745° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

165°

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast43 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast44 kmWSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast60 kmWNW

After

1. 2.342km WSW of Camp Pendleton South, CAThu, Oct 23, 12:35 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.444km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Oct 23, 10:22 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.650km W of La Jolla, CAThu, Oct 23, 3:59 PM PDT · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.131km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Oct 24, 2:48 AM PDT · 14578 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
5. 3.248km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Oct 24, 12:42 PM PDT · 14578 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.518km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Oct 24, 8:22 PM PDT · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.348km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Oct 25, 2:43 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.442km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Oct 25, 3:03 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Oct 25, 4:44 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.642km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Oct 25, 7:48 PM PDT · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.240km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Oct 26, 6:23 AM PST · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.838km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Oct 26, 4:47 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Oct 27, 2:43 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.844km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Oct 28, 9:47 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
15. 1.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Oct 28, 4:01 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.734km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Oct 28, 4:24 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
17. 4.54km NW of Imperial Beach, CATue, Oct 28, 6:38 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.23km NNW of Imperial Beach, CATue, Oct 28, 7:07 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.35km SSW of National City, CATue, Oct 28, 7:13 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.64km NW of Chula Vista, CATue, Oct 28, 8:14 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
21. 3.047km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Oct 28, 11:10 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
22. 1.748km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Oct 28, 11:21 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Oct 29, 2:28 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.28km SSW of Seal Beach, CAWed, Oct 29, 5:37 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
25. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Oct 29, 7:13 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.438km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Oct 29, 11:06 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
27. 2.35km N of Imperial Beach, CAWed, Oct 29, 11:05 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.346km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Oct 31, 6:10 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.010km SW of Corona, CAFri, Oct 31, 4:20 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
30. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 1, 6:02 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
31. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 1, 7:42 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
32. 2.538km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 2, 3:22 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
33. 2.640km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 2, 3:25 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 2, 11:15 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
35. 2.533km SE of Avalon, CASun, Nov 2, 2:40 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
36. 2.640km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 2, 2:50 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.545km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Nov 4, 2:44 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.743km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 4, 7:39 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
39. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 4, 7:17 PM PST · 14566 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 4, 8:52 PM PST · 14566 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
41. 1.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 5, 4:19 PM PST · 14565 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 5, 10:27 PM PST · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.141km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 3:22 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
44. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 5:30 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
45. 3.248km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 6:08 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 6:53 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
47. 2.242km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 9:09 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
48. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 6, 9:39 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
49. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 7, 6:54 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
50. 1.936km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 7, 10:22 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
51. 2.640km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Nov 7, 9:30 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
52. 3.142km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 7, 10:17 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
53. 1.842km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 8, 2:59 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.342km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 8, 5:26 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.140km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Nov 8, 9:57 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
56. 2.330km WNW of La Jolla, CASat, Nov 8, 10:26 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
57. 3.348km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 9, 5:35 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
58. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 9, 10:50 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
59. 2.344km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 9, 11:34 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
60. 1.846km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 10, 12:58 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

1. 2.147km W of La Jolla, CAWed, Oct 22, 8:48 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.648km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Oct 21, 7:14 PM PDT · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Oct 21, 1:40 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 1.96km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CATue, Oct 21, 1:26 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci711545. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.