M2.8 earthquake 43km WSW of Carlsbad, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 27, 1987, 9:17 PM PST

UTC

1987-12-28 05:17:24 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.967° N, 117.753° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

153°

Stations used

0

• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast43 kmWSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast62 kmWNW

After

1. 2.51km ESE of Murrieta, CASun, Dec 27, 9:56 PM PST · 14148 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.41km E of Murrieta, CASun, Dec 27, 11:53 PM PST · 14148 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.645km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 27, 11:56 PM PST · 14148 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.12km NNE of Murrieta, CAMon, Dec 28, 12:02 PM PST · 14147 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.21km ENE of Murrieta, CAMon, Dec 28, 7:40 PM PST · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.22km ESE of Murrieta, CAMon, Dec 28, 10:09 PM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.32km SE of Murrieta, CAMon, Dec 28, 10:28 PM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.23km NE of Murrieta, CAMon, Dec 28, 10:57 PM PST · 14147 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.12km ENE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 12:26 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.01km ESE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 1:02 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.62km ESE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 1:54 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.42km ESE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 1:57 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.92km ENE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 1:57 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
14. 3.21km SE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 2:17 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.21km ESE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 2:21 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.32km ESE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 2:44 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
17. 3.02km SE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 3:08 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.02km SE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 3:30 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.41km E of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 3:44 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.91km NE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 4:01 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
21. 2.21km E of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 4:07 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
22. 2.02km E of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 4:19 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.61km NE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 9:54 AM PST · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
24. 2.42km ENE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 11:07 AM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
25. 2.42km ENE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 11:12 AM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
26. 2.01km NNE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 2:40 PM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
27. 2.52km ESE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 8:05 PM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
28. 2.41km ESE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 8:36 PM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
29. 2.32km SE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 9:00 PM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
30. 2.42km ESE of Murrieta, CATue, Dec 29, 10:57 PM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.22km ENE of Murrieta, CAWed, Dec 30, 4:45 AM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
32. 2.42km E of Murrieta, CAWed, Dec 30, 6:49 AM PST · 14146 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
33. 2.32km ESE of Murrieta, CAWed, Dec 30, 7:01 AM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
34. 2.740km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Dec 30, 7:41 AM PST · 14146 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.21km NNE of Murrieta, CAWed, Dec 30, 7:53 AM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
36. 2.22km NNE of Murrieta, CAWed, Dec 30, 10:16 AM PST · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
37. 2.12km E of Murrieta, CAWed, Dec 30, 3:44 PM PST · 14145 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
38. 2.57km SSE of San Pedro, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:36 AM PST · 14145 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.27km SSE of San Pedro, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:56 AM PST · 14145 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
40. 2.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 31, 2:57 AM PST · 14145 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.41km E of Murrieta, CAFri, Jan 1, 12:52 AM PST · 14144 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
42. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jan 3, 2:30 AM PST · 14142 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
43. 3.149km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jan 3, 7:47 AM PST · 14142 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
44. 2.542km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Jan 3, 5:53 PM PST · 14141 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.635km W of Encinitas, CAMon, Jan 4, 7:13 AM PST · 14141 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
46. 3.946km SSW of San Clemente, CATue, Jan 5, 1:03 AM PST · 14140 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
47. 2.41km WNW of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 5, 7:31 AM PST · 14140 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
48. 2.944km SSW of San Clemente, CATue, Jan 5, 5:09 PM PST · 14139 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
49. 2.845km SSW of San Clemente, CAWed, Jan 6, 4:20 PM PST · 14138 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
50. 2.737km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 7, 2:31 AM PST · 14138 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
51. 2.527km SW of Dana Point, CAFri, Jan 8, 10:39 PM PST · 14136 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
52. 2.649km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Jan 10, 2:19 AM PST · 14135 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
53. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jan 10, 10:18 AM PST · 14135 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jan 10, 6:23 PM PST · 14134 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
55. 2.837km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jan 12, 12:15 AM PST · 14133 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
56. 2.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jan 12, 3:46 PM PST · 14132 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
57. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:45 AM PST · 14132 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
58. 1.910km ESE of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Jan 14, 4:20 AM PST · 14131 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
59. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 14, 3:10 PM PST · 14130 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.444km SSW of San Clemente, CASat, Jan 16, 3:41 AM PST · 14129 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

1. 2.22km E of Murrieta, CASun, Dec 27, 8:05 PM PST · 14148 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.31km E of Murrieta, CASun, Dec 27, 4:57 PM PST · 14148 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.06km SSE of San Pedro, CASun, Dec 27, 1:55 AM PST · 14149 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.814km NNW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAFri, Dec 25, 10:20 PM PST · 14150 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
5. 2.643km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 25, 2:54 PM PST · 14150 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
6. 3.019km WSW of La Jolla, CAWed, Dec 23, 7:31 PM PST · 14152 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.912km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Dec 23, 3:07 PM PST · 14152 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.645km SSW of San Clemente, CAWed, Dec 23, 3:35 AM PST · 14153 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.727km SW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 23, 12:45 AM PST · 14153 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 22, 5:47 PM PST · 14153 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 22, 6:17 AM PST · 14154 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.948km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 22, 3:48 AM PST · 14154 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 21, 9:43 PM PST · 14154 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.849km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Dec 21, 3:58 PM PST · 14154 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.18km W of Palomar Observatory, CAMon, Dec 21, 2:39 PM PST · 14154 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.211km ENE of North Tustin, CASun, Dec 20, 11:56 AM PST · 14155 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 20, 10:45 AM PST · 14156 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.99km SE of San Pedro, CASat, Dec 19, 11:33 PM PST · 14156 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 19, 11:03 PM PST · 14156 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.12km NE of Murrieta, CASat, Dec 19, 6:41 AM PST · 14157 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci739708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.