M1.9 earthquake 42km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Dec 26, 1986, 7:42 PM PST

UTC

1986-12-27 03:42:34 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.946° N, 117.731° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

193°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

16

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast42 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast43 kmWSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast59 kmWNW

After

1. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 26, 8:52 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 26, 10:50 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.439km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 27, 1:48 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 28, 4:54 PM PST · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 28, 7:00 PM PST · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 28, 9:35 PM PST · 14522 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.942km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 29, 2:05 AM PST · 14522 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.942km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 29, 10:35 AM PST · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:54 PM PST · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.226km SW of Dana Point, CATue, Dec 30, 8:56 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
11. 3.146km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 30, 1:48 PM PST · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.643km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 2:05 AM PST · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 3:08 AM PST · 14520 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
14. 3.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 5:48 PM PST · 14520 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 6:11 PM PST · 14520 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
16. 3.346km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 7:41 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 8:26 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 9:03 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 1, 8:13 AM PST · 14519 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.549km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 2, 12:30 AM PST · 14518 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
21. 3.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 3, 4:12 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
22. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jan 4, 3:32 AM PST · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
23. 3.147km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 5, 2:05 PM PST · 14515 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jan 7, 4:22 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
25. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jan 7, 9:27 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
26. 2.57km WSW of Aguanga, CAThu, Jan 8, 9:42 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
27. 2.741km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Jan 8, 9:09 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.62km NW of Orange, CAThu, Jan 8, 10:26 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
29. 2.747km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 9, 9:30 PM PST · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
30. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 10, 4:54 AM PST · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
31. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 10, 5:26 PM PST · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
32. 1.744km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Jan 10, 7:15 PM PST · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
33. 2.744km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Jan 11, 6:24 PM PST · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
34. 2.847km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 12, 7:24 PM PST · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
35. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jan 13, 2:35 PM PST · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.750km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Jan 15, 12:31 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
37. 2.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 15, 12:57 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
38. 2.741km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Jan 15, 1:43 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.13km SW of Aguanga, CAThu, Jan 15, 2:40 PM PST · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
40. 2.649km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Jan 15, 5:31 PM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
41. 2.845km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Jan 15, 7:49 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
42. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 16, 7:49 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 16, 8:39 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.944km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 17, 12:01 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.847km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 19, 5:48 AM PST · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
46. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 19, 8:22 AM PST · 14501 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jan 20, 3:26 PM PST · 14500 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.03km NE of Murrieta, CATue, Jan 20, 7:39 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
49. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jan 21, 10:54 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 22, 1:33 AM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
51. 1.843km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Jan 22, 9:10 AM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
52. 2.846km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 22, 11:03 PM PST · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
53. 2.642km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Jan 23, 1:11 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
54. 2.649km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 23, 6:47 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
55. 2.119km WSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Jan 23, 8:19 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
56. 1.823km SW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Jan 23, 8:30 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
57. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 23, 1:03 PM PST · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
58. 2.742km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Jan 24, 8:58 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
59. 2.443km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 24, 3:32 PM PST · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
60. 2.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 24, 7:45 PM PST · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

1. 3.114km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Dec 26, 9:07 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.541km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 25, 9:09 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.334km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 25, 1:07 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 25, 12:52 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.339km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 8:09 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 1:27 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
7. 2.741km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 8:33 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 3:50 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
9. 1.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 24, 12:55 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.430km WSW of La Jolla, CATue, Dec 23, 9:04 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.42km N of Palomar Observatory, CATue, Dec 23, 7:15 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 23, 6:01 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
13. 1.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 23, 11:57 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.838km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 23, 12:52 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 22, 3:29 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.643km SSW of San Clemente, CAMon, Dec 22, 3:07 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.538km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Dec 21, 4:18 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.645km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 20, 10:19 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 20, 8:56 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 20, 4:31 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715080. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.