M2.9 earthquake 40km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jun 9, 1987, 4:43 AM PDT

UTC

1987-06-09 11:43:53 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.959° N, 117.705° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

186°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast39 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast40 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast57 kmWNW

After

1. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jun 9, 5:54 AM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jun 9, 4:36 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.941km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jun 10, 2:47 PM PDT · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.848km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Jun 10, 4:17 PM PDT · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.745km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:13 PM PDT · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:21 PM PDT · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jun 12, 2:50 AM PDT · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.516km SSE of San Clemente, CAFri, Jun 12, 4:37 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.315km SSE of San Clemente, CAFri, Jun 12, 4:38 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jun 14, 6:16 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
11. 3.022km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXSun, Jun 14, 8:30 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 15, 4:55 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.61km S of Chula Vista, CATue, Jun 16, 7:59 AM PDT · 14353 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.940km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Jun 17, 11:40 AM PDT · 14352 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.943km W of La Jolla, CAWed, Jun 17, 4:16 PM PDT · 14352 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.844km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jun 17, 10:50 PM PDT · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.941km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Jun 19, 4:19 PM PDT · 14350 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.612km SW of Imperial Beach, CAFri, Jun 19, 9:31 PM PDT · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.841km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jun 20, 11:00 PM PDT · 14348 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Jun 21, 1:04 AM PDT · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
21. 1.641km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 22, 1:34 AM PDT · 14347 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
22. 2.25km S of Aguanga, CAMon, Jun 22, 9:52 AM PDT · 14347 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
23. 2.737km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Jun 22, 8:20 PM PDT · 14347 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
24. 2.49km WSW of Newport Beach, CATue, Jun 23, 6:08 AM PDT · 14346 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.744km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jun 24, 1:28 AM PDT · 14345 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
26. 2.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Jun 24, 12:16 PM PDT · 14345 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
27. 3.144km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:10 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.539km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:14 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
29. 2.742km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:34 PM PDT · 14344 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
30. 3.043km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 25, 1:20 PM PDT · 14344 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.749km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Jun 26, 8:12 PM PDT · 14343 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
32. 3.045km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jun 27, 6:21 PM PDT · 14342 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
33. 1.838km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jun 27, 11:47 PM PDT · 14341 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
34. 2.743km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Jun 30, 9:34 PM PDT · 14338 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
35. 1.749km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jul 2, 1:14 AM PDT · 14337 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
36. 2.638km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jul 2, 12:18 PM PDT · 14337 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.942km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jul 2, 6:49 PM PDT · 14337 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
38. 1.820km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFri, Jul 3, 2:54 PM PDT · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
39. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Jul 3, 3:48 PM PDT · 14336 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
40. 1.843km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jul 4, 12:14 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
41. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jul 4, 12:32 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
42. 3.014km NW of Aguanga, CASat, Jul 4, 2:02 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
43. 2.738km WSW of Encinitas, CASat, Jul 4, 1:58 PM PDT · 14335 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jul 4, 4:22 PM PDT · 14335 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.543km WSW of Encinitas, CASun, Jul 5, 3:55 PM PDT · 14334 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.749km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Jul 6, 7:20 PM PDT · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
47. 2.64km ESE of Wildomar, CAWed, Jul 8, 6:02 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
48. 3.64km SSE of San Pedro, CAWed, Jul 8, 9:55 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
49. 3.446km WSW of Encinitas, CAWed, Jul 8, 11:34 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
50. 2.84km SSE of San Pedro, CAWed, Jul 8, 11:57 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.16km SSE of San Pedro, CAWed, Jul 8, 2:46 PM PDT · 14331 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
52. 3.44km SSE of San Pedro, CAWed, Jul 8, 5:42 PM PDT · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
53. 2.99km SW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Jul 9, 2:52 AM PDT · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
54. 2.03km SW of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Jul 9, 3:20 AM PDT · 14330 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
55. 1.74km SSE of San Pedro, CAThu, Jul 9, 3:27 AM PDT · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
56. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jul 9, 2:34 PM PDT · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
57. 1.86km SSE of San Pedro, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:29 PM PDT · 14330 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
58. 2.439km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:41 PM PDT · 14329 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
59. 1.96km SSE of San Pedro, CAFri, Jul 10, 11:58 PM PDT · 14328 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
60. 1.77km S of San Pedro, CASat, Jul 11, 3:10 AM PDT · 14328 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

1. 2.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 8, 9:56 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.547km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 8, 3:08 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.849km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Jun 8, 4:27 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.747km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Jun 7, 12:57 PM PDT · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.318km SSE of San Pedro, CASun, Jun 7, 7:01 AM PDT · 14362 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.620km W of La Jolla, CASun, Jun 7, 3:14 AM PDT · 14362 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Jun 6, 9:49 AM PDT · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.35km SE of La Jolla, CASat, Jun 6, 5:56 AM PDT · 14363 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.816km NNE of Avalon, CAThu, Jun 4, 8:25 PM PDT · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Jun 4, 12:17 AM PDT · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.845km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Jun 3, 9:58 AM PDT · 14366 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
12. 2.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 31, 10:40 PM PDT · 14368 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.646km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, May 31, 8:23 AM PDT · 14369 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.749km W of La Jolla, CASat, May 30, 2:10 AM PDT · 14370 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.840km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 29, 5:45 PM PDT · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.829km WSW of Imperial Beach, CAFri, May 29, 4:15 PM PDT · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.310km SW of Seal Beach, CAFri, May 29, 3:05 PM PDT · 14371 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
18. 3.141km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, May 29, 11:49 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.98km WSW of Seal Beach, CAFri, May 29, 8:16 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.741km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, May 28, 9:43 AM PDT · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci723640. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.