M2.7 earthquake 39km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Mar 17, 1987, 4:41 AM PST

UTC

1987-03-17 12:41:22 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.940° N, 117.694° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

155°

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast39 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast40 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast55 kmWNW

After

1. 2.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Mar 18, 8:58 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.34km SE of Huntington Beach, CAWed, Mar 18, 9:27 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
3. 3.341km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Mar 19, 6:08 AM PST · 14442 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Mar 19, 7:53 AM PST · 14442 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.648km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Mar 19, 10:30 PM PST · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.649km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Mar 20, 1:15 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 20, 1:54 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.944km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 20, 8:00 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 20, 11:09 PM PST · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.96km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Mar 21, 3:32 AM PST · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.748km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Mar 21, 4:19 AM PST · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.838km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Mar 21, 4:30 AM PST · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.948km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 22, 2:13 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.648km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Mar 22, 4:59 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 22, 8:39 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 22, 3:32 PM PST · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.838km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Mar 22, 11:18 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.736km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Mar 23, 9:02 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.746km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Mar 24, 8:23 AM PST · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.936km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Mar 24, 2:10 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.642km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Mar 24, 2:53 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Mar 25, 7:19 AM PST · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Mar 25, 7:54 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.22km NE of Ladera Ranch, CAThu, Mar 26, 12:15 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
25. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Mar 26, 8:22 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
26. 2.944km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 27, 11:50 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.946km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 27, 2:10 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
28. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 27, 4:55 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.738km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 27, 8:04 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
30. 2.744km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Mar 28, 1:31 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.742km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Mar 28, 8:39 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
32. 3.137km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Mar 28, 1:58 PM PST · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
33. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 29, 5:29 AM PST · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.539km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 29, 8:06 PM PST · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
35. 2.537km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 29, 11:20 PM PST · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.640km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Mar 31, 2:45 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
37. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Mar 31, 1:35 PM PST · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.57km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAWed, Apr 1, 6:39 PM PST · 14429 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
39. 2.447km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Apr 2, 3:35 AM PST · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
40. 3.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Apr 2, 7:23 PM PST · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.747km W of La Jolla, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:59 AM PST · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.58km N of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Apr 4, 11:19 AM PST · 14426 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
43. 2.946km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Apr 4, 3:57 PM PST · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.745km SSW of San Clemente, CASat, Apr 4, 8:52 PM PST · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.544km SSW of San Clemente, CASat, Apr 4, 9:08 PM PST · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
46. 2.649km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 5, 9:04 PM PDT · 14425 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Apr 6, 6:45 AM PDT · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Apr 6, 7:17 PM PDT · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
49. 2.14km ESE of Wildomar, CATue, Apr 7, 7:54 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
50. 2.748km W of La Jolla, CATue, Apr 7, 9:36 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
51. 2.944km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Apr 7, 11:09 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
52. 3.147km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Apr 7, 11:21 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
53. 2.850km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Apr 7, 6:12 PM PDT · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Apr 8, 12:01 AM PDT · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
55. 2.847km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Apr 9, 3:52 PM PDT · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
56. 3.649km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Apr 10, 1:24 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
57. 2.939km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Apr 10, 1:31 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.842km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Apr 10, 4:15 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.739km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Apr 10, 2:06 PM PDT · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
60. 2.38km N of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Apr 11, 11:11 AM PDT · 14419 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

1. 2.444km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 15, 12:13 PM PST · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.941km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Mar 15, 9:44 AM PST · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Mar 14, 1:05 AM PST · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.645km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 13, 12:14 PM PST · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.839km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Mar 13, 5:18 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.739km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Mar 13, 1:15 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 3.342km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Mar 11, 7:59 AM PST · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Mar 9, 9:21 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.742km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Mar 8, 3:44 AM PST · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.811km WNW of Aguanga, CASat, Mar 7, 10:03 PM PST · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.113km WNW of Aguanga, CASat, Mar 7, 9:54 PM PST · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 6, 8:52 PM PST · 14455 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Mar 5, 10:05 PM PST · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Mar 5, 3:00 AM PST · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.747km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Mar 4, 6:12 PM PST · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.913km WNW of Aguanga, CATue, Mar 3, 10:47 PM PST · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.812km WNW of Aguanga, CATue, Mar 3, 5:18 PM PST · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.118km NNE of Avalon, CATue, Mar 3, 3:07 AM PST · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Mar 2, 1:21 AM PST · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.842km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Mar 2, 1:01 AM PST · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci718903. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.