M2.6 earthquake 40km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Mar 31, 1987, 2:45 AM PST

UTC

1987-03-31 10:45:53 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.936° N, 117.705° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

189°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast40 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast41 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast56 kmWNW

After

1. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Mar 31, 1:35 PM PST · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.57km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAWed, Apr 1, 6:39 PM PST · 14429 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
3. 2.447km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Apr 2, 3:35 AM PST · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
4. 3.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Apr 2, 7:23 PM PST · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.747km W of La Jolla, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:59 AM PST · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.58km N of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Apr 4, 11:19 AM PST · 14426 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.946km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Apr 4, 3:57 PM PST · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.745km SSW of San Clemente, CASat, Apr 4, 8:52 PM PST · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.544km SSW of San Clemente, CASat, Apr 4, 9:08 PM PST · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.649km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 5, 9:04 PM PDT · 14425 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.542km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Apr 6, 6:45 AM PDT · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.440km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Apr 6, 7:17 PM PDT · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.14km ESE of Wildomar, CATue, Apr 7, 7:54 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.748km W of La Jolla, CATue, Apr 7, 9:36 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.944km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Apr 7, 11:09 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
16. 3.147km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Apr 7, 11:21 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.850km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Apr 7, 6:12 PM PDT · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Apr 8, 12:01 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.847km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Apr 9, 3:52 PM PDT · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
20. 3.649km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Apr 10, 1:24 AM PDT · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
21. 2.939km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Apr 10, 1:31 AM PDT · 14421 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.842km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Apr 10, 4:15 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
23. 2.739km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Apr 10, 2:06 PM PDT · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.38km N of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Apr 11, 11:11 AM PDT · 14419 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 12, 1:30 PM PDT · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
26. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 12, 4:35 PM PDT · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
27. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 12, 4:54 PM PDT · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 12, 9:06 PM PDT · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.747km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 12, 10:56 PM PDT · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
30. 2.544km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Apr 13, 3:32 AM PDT · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
31. 2.545km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Apr 15, 2:03 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
32. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:28 PM PDT · 14415 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
33. 1.915km SSW of San Pedro, CAThu, Apr 16, 1:28 AM PDT · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
34. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Apr 16, 1:27 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
35. 2.06km ENE of Wildomar, CAThu, Apr 16, 6:03 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
36. 2.542km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Apr 19, 7:08 AM PDT · 14411 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
37. 3.447km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 19, 5:08 PM PDT · 14411 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
38. 2.941km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Apr 20, 6:15 PM PDT · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.744km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Apr 20, 7:12 PM PDT · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
40. 3.040km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Apr 20, 7:36 PM PDT · 14410 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
41. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Apr 20, 10:22 PM PDT · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
42. 2.946km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Apr 22, 3:06 AM PDT · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
43. 2.736km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:42 PM PDT · 14408 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.842km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Apr 23, 9:35 PM PDT · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.312km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CAFri, Apr 24, 11:30 AM PDT · 14406 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
46. 2.311km WNW of Lakeland Village, CAFri, Apr 24, 7:19 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
47. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Apr 25, 11:46 PM PDT · 14405 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.547km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Apr 27, 3:25 AM PDT · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.08km WSW of Aguanga, CATue, Apr 28, 11:10 PM PDT · 14402 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
50. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Apr 29, 6:42 PM PDT · 14401 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
51. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Apr 30, 9:48 AM PDT · 14400 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.338km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 1, 12:37 PM PDT · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
53. 2.01km NW of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, May 1, 7:09 PM PDT · 14399 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
54. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 2, 5:54 AM PDT · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.939km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 2, 10:03 AM PDT · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
56. 2.641km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, May 2, 7:34 PM PDT · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.532km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 2, 7:58 PM PDT · 14398 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
58. 2.539km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, May 2, 9:05 PM PDT · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.747km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 2, 9:31 PM PDT · 14398 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
60. 1.94km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CASun, May 3, 1:43 PM PDT · 14397 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

1. 2.537km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 29, 11:20 PM PST · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.539km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 29, 8:06 PM PST · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 29, 5:29 AM PST · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
4. 3.137km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Mar 28, 1:58 PM PST · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.742km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Mar 28, 8:39 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.744km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Mar 28, 1:31 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.738km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 27, 8:04 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 27, 4:55 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.946km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 27, 2:10 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.944km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Mar 27, 11:50 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Mar 26, 8:22 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.22km NE of Ladera Ranch, CAThu, Mar 26, 12:15 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Mar 25, 7:54 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Mar 25, 7:19 AM PST · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.642km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Mar 24, 2:53 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.936km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Mar 24, 2:10 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.746km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Mar 24, 8:23 AM PST · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 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. 2.838km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Mar 22, 11:18 PM PST · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 22, 3:32 PM PST · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci719626. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.