M2.5 earthquake 34km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Oct 20, 1990, 3:11 PM PDT

UTC

1990-10-20 22:11:08 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.953° N, 117.648° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

164°

Stations used

0

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast34 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast36 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast52 kmWNW

After

1. 2.034km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Oct 20, 8:27 PM PDT · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.74km ENE of Villa Park, CAMon, Oct 22, 4:41 PM PDT · 13131 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.020km SW of Dana Point, CATue, Oct 23, 10:07 AM PDT · 13131 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.64km W of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Oct 24, 7:57 AM PDT · 13130 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.92km SW of National City, CASat, Oct 27, 4:20 AM PDT · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.916km NNW of Aguanga, CASat, Oct 27, 6:47 AM PDT · 13127 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.945km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Oct 27, 11:54 AM PDT · 13126 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.011km ENE of Villa Park, CASun, Oct 28, 6:54 PM PST · 13125 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.643km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Oct 29, 1:59 AM PST · 13125 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.048km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Nov 1, 7:11 PM PST · 13121 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.538km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 10, 2:34 AM PST · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
12. 1.96km SW of Aguanga, CASun, Nov 11, 1:32 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.338km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Nov 16, 9:41 AM PST · 13107 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.333km WSW of La Jolla, CASat, Nov 17, 6:39 PM PST · 13105 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
15. 1.55km SE of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Nov 19, 5:37 PM PST · 13103 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
16. 3.044km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 24, 3:40 PM PST · 13098 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.431km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Nov 26, 9:13 PM PST · 13096 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
18. 3.039km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Nov 27, 5:41 PM PST · 13095 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.732km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Nov 28, 8:19 AM PST · 13095 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
20. 2.736km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Nov 29, 9:04 PM PST · 13093 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.447km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Nov 30, 11:48 PM PST · 13092 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.316km SW of Coronado, CASun, Dec 2, 3:52 AM PST · 13091 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
23. 2.346km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Dec 2, 7:10 AM PST · 13091 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
24. 2.820km SW of Coronado, CASun, Dec 2, 8:00 AM PST · 13091 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
25. 2.146km SSW of San Clemente, CAWed, Dec 5, 2:34 AM PST · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
26. 2.442km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 6, 11:15 AM PST · 13086 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.346km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASun, Dec 9, 4:44 PM PST · 13083 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
28. 1.59km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CAWed, Dec 12, 1:22 PM PST · 13080 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
29. 1.75km WNW of Huntington Beach, CAFri, Dec 14, 10:19 PM PST · 13078 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
30. 2.212km SSW of San Pedro, CASat, Dec 15, 6:38 AM PST · 13078 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.746km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Dec 16, 5:47 PM PST · 13076 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.536km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Dec 17, 2:08 PM PST · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.738km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Dec 18, 5:35 AM PST · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

Before

1. 1.75km ENE of Costa Mesa, CASat, Oct 20, 8:56 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.712km SW of La Jolla, CASat, Oct 20, 6:27 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.520km E of Avalon, CASat, Oct 20, 5:32 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.520km E of Avalon, CASat, Oct 20, 4:30 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.92km WNW of Aguanga, CAFri, Oct 19, 12:38 PM PDT · 13134 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.922km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Oct 19, 12:08 PM PDT · 13134 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.952km SSE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Oct 19, 10:03 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.65km WSW of Irvine, CAFri, Oct 19, 1:23 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
9. 3.84km SE of Costa Mesa, CAThu, Oct 18, 10:21 AM PDT · 13136 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Oct 12, 10:17 AM PDT · 13142 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 3.048km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Oct 8, 11:54 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.747km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Oct 8, 7:20 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
13. 3.048km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Oct 8, 3:03 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.130km ESE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAMon, Oct 8, 5:12 AM PDT · 13146 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.618km E of Tijuana, B.C., MXSat, Oct 6, 1:27 PM PDT · 13147 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.541km SE of Avalon, CAThu, Oct 4, 5:31 PM PDT · 13149 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.732km ESE of Avalon, CAThu, Oct 4, 2:47 PM PDT · 13149 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.140km WSW of Carlsbad, CAWed, Oct 3, 6:04 PM PDT · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.942km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Oct 2, 6:21 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.840km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Oct 1, 2:24 PM PDT · 13152 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2006675. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.