M2.9 earthquake 45km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, May 14, 1987, 9:09 PM PDT

UTC

1987-05-15 04:09:02 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.919° N, 117.758° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

265°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast45 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast46 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast60 kmWNW

After

1. 2.13km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, May 15, 7:32 AM PDT · 14385 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.949km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 15, 8:45 PM PDT · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 16, 1:40 AM PDT · 14385 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 16, 10:42 PM PDT · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.843km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, May 17, 1:09 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.745km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, May 17, 11:36 PM PDT · 14383 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, May 18, 11:44 AM PDT · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.929km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, May 19, 12:14 AM PDT · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, May 20, 4:25 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, May 20, 5:44 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.842km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, May 20, 12:00 PM PDT · 14380 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 21, 7:28 AM PDT · 14379 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
13. 3.046km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 21, 7:32 AM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.838km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 21, 11:09 AM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.537km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, May 21, 1:29 PM PDT · 14379 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
16. 3.040km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 21, 5:30 PM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.850km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, May 21, 10:28 PM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
18. 3.049km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 22, 2:16 AM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 23, 2:31 AM PDT · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.640km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, May 23, 4:52 AM PDT · 14377 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
21. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 24, 12:10 AM PDT · 14377 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
22. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 24, 8:47 AM PDT · 14376 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.942km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, May 24, 11:25 AM PDT · 14376 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.47km NW of Aguanga, CAThu, May 28, 7:32 AM PDT · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
25. 2.741km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, May 28, 9:43 AM PDT · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
26. 2.98km WSW of Seal Beach, CAFri, May 29, 8:16 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
27. 3.141km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 29, 11:49 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.310km SW of Seal Beach, CAFri, May 29, 3:05 PM PDT · 14371 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
29. 2.829km WSW of Imperial Beach, CAFri, May 29, 4:15 PM PDT · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
30. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 29, 5:45 PM PDT · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
31. 2.749km W of La Jolla, CASat, May 30, 2:10 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
32. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 31, 8:23 AM PDT · 14369 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
33. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 31, 10:40 PM PDT · 14369 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
34. 2.845km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Jun 3, 9:58 AM PDT · 14366 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
35. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 4, 12:17 AM PDT · 14366 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
36. 2.816km NNE of Avalon, CAThu, Jun 4, 8:25 PM PDT · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
37. 2.35km SE of La Jolla, CASat, Jun 6, 5:56 AM PDT · 14363 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
38. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jun 6, 9:49 AM PDT · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
39. 2.620km W of La Jolla, CASun, Jun 7, 3:14 AM PDT · 14363 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
40. 2.318km SSE of San Pedro, CASun, Jun 7, 7:01 AM PDT · 14362 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
41. 1.747km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Jun 7, 12:57 PM PDT · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
42. 2.849km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 8, 4:27 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 8, 3:08 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 8, 9:56 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
45. 2.940km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Jun 9, 4:43 AM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
46. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jun 9, 5:54 AM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jun 9, 4:36 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
48. 2.941km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jun 10, 2:47 PM PDT · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
49. 2.848km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Jun 10, 4:17 PM PDT · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
50. 2.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:13 PM PDT · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
51. 2.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:21 PM PDT · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
52. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jun 12, 2:50 AM PDT · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.516km SSE of San Clemente, CAFri, Jun 12, 4:37 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
54. 2.315km SSE of San Clemente, CAFri, Jun 12, 4:38 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
55. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jun 14, 6:16 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
56. 3.022km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSun, Jun 14, 8:30 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
57. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 15, 4:55 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.61km S of Chula Vista, CATue, Jun 16, 7:59 AM PDT · 14353 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
59. 2.940km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Jun 17, 11:40 AM PDT · 14352 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.943km W of La Jolla, CAWed, Jun 17, 4:16 PM PDT · 14352 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

1. 2.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 14, 7:41 PM PDT · 14386 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.32km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, May 14, 3:35 PM PDT · 14386 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, May 12, 10:17 PM PDT · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.447km SSW of San Clemente, CATue, May 12, 8:25 PM PDT · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, May 12, 3:58 PM PDT · 14388 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, May 12, 12:24 PM PDT · 14388 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.846km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, May 11, 8:06 PM PDT · 14389 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
8. 3.449km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, May 11, 3:23 AM PDT · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.640km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 10, 11:28 PM PDT · 14390 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.714km WSW of Imperial Beach, CASun, May 10, 4:33 PM PDT · 14390 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 10, 9:08 AM PDT · 14390 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.548km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 10, 3:37 AM PDT · 14390 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.24km SE of Palomar Observatory, CASat, May 9, 3:09 AM PDT · 14392 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 8, 2:45 PM PDT · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 8, 1:34 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 7, 9:01 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.847km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 7, 12:27 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.735km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, May 6, 5:53 PM PDT · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.844km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, May 6, 8:51 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, May 5, 9:05 PM PDT · 14395 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci722147. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.