M2.6 earthquake 39km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 19, 1986, 2:57 PM PST

UTC

1986-11-19 22:57:50 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.966° N, 117.700° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

185°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast39 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast39 kmWSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast57 kmWNW

After

1. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 1:21 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 7:17 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.639km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 7:30 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 8:56 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.949km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 12:47 PM PST · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.647km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Nov 20, 6:43 PM PST · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.340km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 11:35 PM PST · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 21, 2:00 AM PST · 14550 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.90km NW of Rossmoor, CAFri, Nov 21, 8:46 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.539km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 21, 10:17 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 24, 8:00 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.946km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 25, 7:50 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 25, 5:11 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 26, 5:30 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 26, 12:16 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
16. 1.736km W of La Jolla, CAWed, Nov 26, 4:02 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 26, 6:15 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Nov 27, 8:06 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.438km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 27, 8:31 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
20. 1.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 28, 12:00 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.850km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Nov 28, 8:20 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
22. 2.438km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 29, 2:08 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.950km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 29, 4:59 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.843km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 30, 12:00 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
25. 2.748km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 30, 4:16 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
26. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 30, 5:00 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.342km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 30, 5:53 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.742km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 30, 9:28 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.07km SE of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Dec 1, 4:51 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
30. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 1, 6:04 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
31. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 1, 12:51 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 1, 2:40 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.848km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Dec 1, 7:31 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
34. 1.82km WNW of Anaheim, CAMon, Dec 1, 7:40 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
35. 2.346km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Dec 1, 9:41 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.145km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 12:02 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
37. 2.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 2:26 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
38. 2.844km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 7:07 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
39. 2.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 8:04 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
40. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 10:38 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
41. 2.248km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 3, 11:13 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
42. 3.046km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 3, 12:55 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 3, 4:33 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.640km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 4, 2:03 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 4, 7:22 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
46. 1.91km SW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Dec 4, 9:18 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
47. 3.065km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Dec 5, 1:53 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
48. 1.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 5, 11:52 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
49. 3.046km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 5, 9:24 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
50. 3.146km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Dec 5, 9:24 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.640km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 6, 12:25 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.86km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Dec 6, 9:24 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
53. 1.648km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 2:58 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.645km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 7:27 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
55. 1.745km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Dec 7, 7:43 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
56. 2.438km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Dec 7, 7:50 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 11:34 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
58. 1.648km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 11:42 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
59. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:07 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
60. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 8, 1:43 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

1. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 19, 11:07 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.645km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Nov 19, 2:01 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 9:43 PM PST · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.949km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 8:56 PM PST · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 5:15 PM PST · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 1:56 PM PST · 14553 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.848km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 11:40 AM PST · 14553 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.646km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Nov 18, 8:20 AM PST · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.539km WSW of La Jolla, CATue, Nov 18, 1:33 AM PST · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 18, 12:09 AM PST · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.348km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Nov 17, 11:19 PM PST · 14553 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 17, 5:44 PM PST · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.24km WNW of Murrieta, CASun, Nov 16, 9:34 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.441km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 16, 1:38 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.846km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 15, 2:46 PM PST · 14556 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.448km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 15, 4:36 AM PST · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 14, 5:12 PM PST · 14556 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 14, 7:10 AM PST · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.848km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 14, 4:40 AM PST · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 14, 1:51 AM PST · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci713324. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.