M2.6 earthquake 40km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, May 23, 1987, 4:52 AM PDT

UTC

1987-05-23 11:52:15 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.944° N, 117.710° 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. Forecast40 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast41 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast57 kmWNW

After

1. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 24, 12:10 AM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 24, 8:47 AM PDT · 14378 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.942km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, May 24, 11:25 AM PDT · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.47km NW of Aguanga, CAThu, May 28, 7:32 AM PDT · 14374 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.741km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, May 28, 9:43 AM PDT · 14374 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.98km WSW of Seal Beach, CAFri, May 29, 8:16 AM PDT · 14373 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
7. 3.141km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 29, 11:49 AM PDT · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.310km SW of Seal Beach, CAFri, May 29, 3:05 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.829km WSW of Imperial Beach, CAFri, May 29, 4:15 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 29, 5:45 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.749km W of La Jolla, CASat, May 30, 2:10 AM PDT · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 31, 8:23 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 31, 10:40 PM PDT · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.845km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Jun 3, 9:58 AM PDT · 14368 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 4, 12:17 AM PDT · 14368 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.816km NNE of Avalon, CAThu, Jun 4, 8:25 PM PDT · 14367 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.35km SE of La Jolla, CASat, Jun 6, 5:56 AM PDT · 14365 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jun 6, 9:49 AM PDT · 14365 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.620km W of La Jolla, CASun, Jun 7, 3:14 AM PDT · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.318km SSE of San Pedro, CASun, Jun 7, 7:01 AM PDT · 14364 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
21. 1.747km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Jun 7, 12:57 PM PDT · 14364 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
22. 2.849km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 8, 4:27 AM PDT · 14363 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
23. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 8, 3:08 PM PDT · 14363 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
24. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 8, 9:56 PM PDT · 14363 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
25. 2.940km WSW of Encinitas, CATue, Jun 9, 4:43 AM PDT · 14362 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jun 9, 5:54 AM PDT · 14362 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
27. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jun 9, 4:36 PM PDT · 14362 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
28. 2.941km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jun 10, 2:47 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
29. 2.848km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Jun 10, 4:17 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
30. 2.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:13 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
31. 2.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:21 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
32. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jun 12, 2:50 AM PDT · 14359 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
33. 2.516km SSE of San Clemente, CAFri, Jun 12, 4:37 PM PDT · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
34. 2.315km SSE of San Clemente, CAFri, Jun 12, 4:38 PM PDT · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
35. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jun 14, 6:16 AM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
36. 3.022km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSun, Jun 14, 8:30 AM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
37. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 15, 4:55 AM PDT · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
38. 2.61km S of Chula Vista, CATue, Jun 16, 7:59 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
39. 2.940km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Jun 17, 11:40 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.943km W of La Jolla, CAWed, Jun 17, 4:16 PM PDT · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.844km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jun 17, 10:50 PM PDT · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.941km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Jun 19, 4:19 PM PDT · 14352 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
43. 2.612km SW of Imperial Beach, CAFri, Jun 19, 9:31 PM PDT · 14352 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
44. 2.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jun 20, 11:00 PM PDT · 14351 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jun 21, 1:04 AM PDT · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
46. 1.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 22, 1:34 AM PDT · 14350 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
47. 2.25km S of Aguanga, CAMon, Jun 22, 9:52 AM PDT · 14349 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
48. 2.737km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Jun 22, 8:20 PM PDT · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
49. 2.49km WSW of Newport Beach, CATue, Jun 23, 6:08 AM PDT · 14348 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
50. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jun 24, 1:28 AM PDT · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jun 24, 12:16 PM PDT · 14347 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
52. 3.144km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:10 AM PDT · 14346 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
53. 2.539km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:14 AM PDT · 14346 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:34 PM PDT · 14346 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
55. 3.043km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 25, 1:20 PM PDT · 14346 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
56. 1.749km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Jun 26, 8:12 PM PDT · 14345 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
57. 3.045km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jun 27, 6:21 PM PDT · 14344 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
58. 1.838km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jun 27, 11:47 PM PDT · 14344 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.743km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jun 30, 9:34 PM PDT · 14341 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
60. 1.749km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jul 2, 1:14 AM PDT · 14340 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

1. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 23, 2:31 AM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.04km NW of Aguanga, CASat, May 23, 1:35 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
3. 3.049km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 22, 2:16 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.850km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, May 21, 10:28 PM PDT · 14381 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
5. 3.040km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 21, 5:30 PM PDT · 14381 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.537km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, May 21, 1:29 PM PDT · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.838km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 21, 11:09 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
8. 3.046km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 21, 7:32 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 21, 7:28 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.842km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, May 20, 12:00 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.647km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, May 20, 5:44 AM PDT · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, May 20, 4:25 AM PDT · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.929km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, May 19, 12:14 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, May 18, 11:44 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.745km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, May 17, 11:36 PM PDT · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.843km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, May 17, 1:09 AM PDT · 14386 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 16, 10:42 PM PDT · 14386 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.540km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 16, 1:40 AM PDT · 14387 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.949km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 15, 8:45 PM PDT · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.13km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, May 15, 7:32 AM PDT · 14387 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci722560. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.