M2.7 earthquake 44km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Jan 11, 1987, 6:24 PM PST

UTC

1987-01-12 02:24:05 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.944° N, 117.745° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

193°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast43 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast44 kmWSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast60 kmWNW

After

1. 2.847km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 12, 7:24 PM PST · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jan 13, 2:35 PM PST · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.750km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Jan 15, 12:31 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 15, 12:57 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.741km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Jan 15, 1:43 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.13km SW of Aguanga, CAThu, Jan 15, 2:40 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.649km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Jan 15, 5:31 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.845km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Jan 15, 7:49 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 16, 7:49 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 16, 8:39 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.944km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 17, 12:01 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.847km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 19, 5:48 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 19, 8:22 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jan 20, 3:26 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.03km NE of Murrieta, CATue, Jan 20, 7:39 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
16. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jan 21, 10:54 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 22, 1:33 AM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
18. 1.843km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Jan 22, 9:10 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.846km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 22, 11:03 PM PST · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.642km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Jan 23, 1:11 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
21. 2.649km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 23, 6:47 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
22. 2.119km WSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Jan 23, 8:19 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
23. 1.823km SW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Jan 23, 8:30 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
24. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 23, 1:03 PM PST · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.742km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Jan 24, 8:58 AM PST · 14495 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.443km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 24, 3:32 PM PST · 14495 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 24, 7:45 PM PST · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
28. 2.448km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jan 25, 7:31 PM PST · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
29. 3.046km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 26, 12:11 PM PST · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
30. 1.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 26, 6:40 PM PST · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.739km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jan 27, 6:31 PM PST · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jan 27, 6:38 PM PST · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
33. 3.043km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jan 27, 9:44 PM PST · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jan 28, 10:21 PM PST · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.649km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Jan 29, 12:15 PM PST · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.848km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Jan 29, 5:07 PM PST · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
37. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 31, 1:58 AM PST · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
38. 2.246km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 31, 3:55 AM PST · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
39. 2.45km NW of Lake Elsinore, CASat, Jan 31, 11:14 AM PST · 14488 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
40. 2.649km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Jan 31, 5:38 PM PST · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
41. 2.749km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 31, 7:41 PM PST · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.638km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Jan 31, 10:29 PM PST · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Feb 1, 6:59 AM PST · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
44. 2.741km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Feb 1, 11:20 PM PST · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
45. 2.748km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Feb 2, 1:20 AM PST · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
46. 2.441km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Feb 2, 10:59 PM PST · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
47. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Feb 5, 8:00 AM PST · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
48. 2.242km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Feb 5, 8:13 AM PST · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.950km W of La Jolla, CAThu, Feb 5, 2:36 PM PST · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.948km W of La Jolla, CAThu, Feb 5, 4:52 PM PST · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
51. 2.437km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Feb 7, 5:28 AM PST · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Feb 7, 5:26 PM PST · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.637km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Feb 8, 12:22 AM PST · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.641km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Feb 9, 7:57 PM PST · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
55. 2.745km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Feb 10, 12:52 AM PST · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Feb 10, 6:15 PM PST · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
57. 2.750km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Feb 10, 10:05 PM PST · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Feb 11, 7:31 PM PST · 14477 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Feb 11, 9:25 PM PST · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
60. 2.850km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Feb 12, 9:10 AM PST · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

1. 1.744km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Jan 10, 7:15 PM PST · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 10, 5:26 PM PST · 14509 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 10, 4:54 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.747km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 9, 9:30 PM PST · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.62km NW of Orange, CAThu, Jan 8, 10:26 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.741km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Jan 8, 9:09 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.57km WSW of Aguanga, CAThu, Jan 8, 9:42 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jan 7, 9:27 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jan 7, 4:22 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
10. 3.147km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jan 5, 2:05 PM PST · 14514 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jan 4, 3:32 AM PST · 14515 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
12. 3.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jan 3, 4:12 AM PST · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.549km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jan 2, 12:30 AM PST · 14518 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jan 1, 8:13 AM PST · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 9:03 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 8:26 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
17. 3.346km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 7:41 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 6:11 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
19. 3.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 5:48 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Dec 31, 3:08 AM PST · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715744. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.