M1.8 earthquake 43km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Sun, Nov 30, 1986, 12:00 AM PST

UTC

1986-11-30 08:00:06 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.941° N, 117.740° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

290°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast43 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast44 kmWSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast59 kmWNW

After

1. 2.748km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 30, 4:16 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 30, 5:00 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.342km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 30, 5:53 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.742km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 30, 9:28 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 1, 6:04 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 1, 12:51 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 1, 2:40 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.848km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Dec 1, 7:31 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.346km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Dec 1, 9:41 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.145km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 12:02 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 2:26 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.844km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 7:07 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 8:04 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 2, 10:38 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.248km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 3, 11:13 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
16. 3.046km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 3, 12:55 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 3, 4:33 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.419km WSW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAWed, Dec 3, 11:36 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.640km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 4, 2:03 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 4, 7:22 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
21. 1.91km SW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Dec 4, 9:18 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
22. 3.065km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Dec 5, 1:53 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
23. 1.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 5, 11:52 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
24. 3.046km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 5, 9:24 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
25. 3.146km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Dec 5, 9:24 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.640km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 6, 12:25 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.86km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Dec 6, 9:24 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.648km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 2:58 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.645km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 7:27 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
30. 1.745km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Dec 7, 7:43 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
31. 2.438km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Dec 7, 7:50 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
32. 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 11:34 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
33. 1.648km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 7, 11:42 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:07 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 8, 1:43 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.948km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 9, 12:45 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
37. 1.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 10, 12:05 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
38. 2.947km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 10, 1:49 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
39. 2.444km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Dec 10, 5:35 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 11, 2:35 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
41. 1.838km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 11, 3:22 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
42. 1.864km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Dec 11, 5:26 PM PST · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
43. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 12, 5:18 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 12, 8:38 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.946km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 13, 6:17 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
46. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 13, 7:44 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
47. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 13, 8:52 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.445km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Dec 13, 11:56 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.341km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 13, 11:54 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
50. 2.244km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 14, 4:08 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
51. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 14, 10:02 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.536km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 14, 3:47 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 15, 10:08 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
54. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 16, 3:44 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
55. 1.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 16, 8:48 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
56. 1.844km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Dec 18, 1:22 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
57. 1.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 18, 1:43 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
58. 1.747km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Dec 18, 5:27 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
59. 2.14km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Dec 18, 8:14 PM PST · 14523 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
60. 3.149km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 19, 1:01 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

1. 2.950km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 29, 4:59 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.438km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 29, 2:08 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.850km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Nov 28, 8:20 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 28, 12:00 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.438km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 27, 8:31 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Nov 27, 8:06 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 26, 6:15 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.736km W of La Jolla, CAWed, Nov 26, 4:02 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 26, 12:16 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 26, 5:30 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 25, 5:11 PM PST · 14546 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 · 7 km away
13. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 24, 8:00 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.539km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 21, 10:17 PM PST · 14550 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
15. 1.90km NW of Rossmoor, CAFri, Nov 21, 8:46 PM PST · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 21, 2:00 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.340km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 11:35 PM PST · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.647km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Nov 20, 6:43 PM PST · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.949km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 12:47 PM PST · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 20, 8:56 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci713822. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.