M1.9 earthquake 38km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Nov 23, 1987, 4:32 PM PST

UTC

1987-11-24 00:32:12 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.967° N, 117.695° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

210°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast38 kmWSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast57 kmWNW

After

1. 2.841km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Nov 24, 4:48 AM PST · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.941km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 24, 4:09 PM PST · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 25, 12:43 AM PST · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.92km N of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Nov 25, 5:46 AM PST · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.537km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Nov 26, 12:54 PM PST · 14188 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.03km NW of Westminster, CAFri, Nov 27, 6:35 PM PST · 14187 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.93km SW of Good Hope, CAFri, Nov 27, 10:47 PM PST · 14187 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.739km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 30, 9:18 PM PST · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
9. 3.05km E of Costa Mesa, CAMon, Nov 30, 11:03 PM PST · 14184 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.642km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Dec 2, 11:26 AM PST · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.738km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 2, 12:14 PM PST · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 3, 4:24 AM PST · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.844km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 3, 3:21 PM PST · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.741km W of La Jolla, CAFri, Dec 4, 5:11 AM PST · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.210km E of Palomar Observatory, CAFri, Dec 4, 8:37 PM PST · 14180 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.640km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Dec 5, 12:42 PM PST · 14179 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.854km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSat, Dec 5, 9:36 PM PST · 14179 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.42km WNW of Laguna Niguel, CAMon, Dec 7, 12:33 AM PST · 14178 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
19. 2.57km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CAMon, Dec 7, 11:22 PM PST · 14177 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.57km W of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Dec 12, 2:26 AM PST · 14173 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
21. 2.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 12, 10:03 AM PST · 14172 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
22. 2.212km N of Trabuco Canyon, CASat, Dec 12, 10:31 AM PST · 14172 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
23. 2.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 12, 12:02 PM PST · 14172 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
24. 2.849km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 12, 2:06 PM PST · 14172 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.17km NW of Aguanga, CASun, Dec 13, 4:31 AM PST · 14171 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
26. 2.515km NNW of Aguanga, CAMon, Dec 14, 11:32 PM PST · 14170 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
27. 3.039km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 16, 3:54 PM PST · 14168 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
28. 3.741km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 16, 5:51 PM PST · 14168 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
29. 2.847km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 17, 12:44 AM PST · 14168 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
30. 2.848km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 17, 2:19 AM PST · 14168 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.31km ESE of Murrieta, CAThu, Dec 17, 4:37 AM PST · 14167 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.31km ESE of Murrieta, CAThu, Dec 17, 6:58 AM PST · 14167 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
33. 3.142km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Dec 18, 11:20 PM PST · 14166 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
34. 3.643km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Dec 19, 12:06 AM PST · 14166 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
35. 2.12km NE of Murrieta, CASat, Dec 19, 6:41 AM PST · 14165 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
36. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Dec 19, 11:03 PM PST · 14165 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
37. 1.99km SE of San Pedro, CASat, Dec 19, 11:33 PM PST · 14165 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
38. 2.314km S of Julian, CASun, Dec 20, 12:26 AM PST · 14165 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
39. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 20, 10:45 AM PST · 14164 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
40. 2.211km ENE of North Tustin, CASun, Dec 20, 11:56 AM PST · 14164 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
41. 2.18km W of Palomar Observatory, CAMon, Dec 21, 2:39 PM PST · 14163 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
42. 2.849km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Dec 21, 3:58 PM PST · 14163 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Dec 21, 9:43 PM PST · 14163 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.948km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 22, 3:48 AM PST · 14162 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 22, 6:17 AM PST · 14162 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
46. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 22, 5:47 PM PST · 14162 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.727km SW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 23, 12:45 AM PST · 14162 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.645km SSW of San Clemente, CAWed, Dec 23, 3:35 AM PST · 14161 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
49. 2.912km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Dec 23, 3:07 PM PST · 14161 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
50. 3.019km WSW of La Jolla, CAWed, Dec 23, 7:31 PM PST · 14161 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
51. 2.643km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Dec 25, 2:54 PM PST · 14159 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
52. 2.814km NNW of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAFri, Dec 25, 10:20 PM PST · 14159 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
53. 2.06km SSE of San Pedro, CASun, Dec 27, 1:55 AM PST · 14158 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
54. 2.31km E of Murrieta, CASun, Dec 27, 4:57 PM PST · 14157 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
55. 2.22km E of Murrieta, CASun, Dec 27, 8:05 PM PST · 14157 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
56. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 27, 9:17 PM PST · 14157 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
57. 2.51km ESE of Murrieta, CASun, Dec 27, 9:56 PM PST · 14157 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
58. 2.41km E of Murrieta, CASun, Dec 27, 11:53 PM PST · 14157 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
59. 2.645km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 27, 11:56 PM PST · 14157 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
60. 2.12km NNE of Murrieta, CAMon, Dec 28, 12:02 PM PST · 14156 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

1. 1.811km SSE of Corona, CASun, Nov 22, 1:12 PM PST · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.539km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Nov 21, 9:30 PM PST · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 19, 5:39 PM PST · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.916km NNW of Aguanga, CAWed, Nov 18, 12:47 AM PST · 14197 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 17, 2:27 AM PST · 14198 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
6. 3.041km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Nov 15, 10:25 PM PST · 14199 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.610km ESE of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CASun, Nov 15, 2:45 AM PST · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
8. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 13, 10:15 PM PST · 14201 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.66km S of San Pedro, CAFri, Nov 13, 2:44 AM PST · 14201 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.539km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 12, 10:55 PM PST · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.538km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Nov 12, 1:46 AM PST · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.445km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Nov 12, 12:46 AM PST · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 11, 7:13 PM PST · 14203 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.741km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Nov 11, 5:05 PM PST · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.644km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Nov 11, 4:54 PM PST · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.510km E of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Nov 11, 7:07 AM PST · 14203 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.640km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Nov 11, 12:58 AM PST · 14204 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.344km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Nov 9, 6:53 AM PST · 14205 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.546km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Nov 9, 2:34 AM PST · 14206 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Nov 8, 12:14 PM PST · 14206 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci139366. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC.