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M2.4 earthquake 31km W of Coronado, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 31km W of Coronado, CA on Sat, Apr 6, 2002, 6:42 AM PST (14:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 21km N of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-04-06 14:42:57 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.645° N, 117.515° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 16.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.56
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
295°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.046km W of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.65km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8942 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.98km SW of Escondido, CA · 8933 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.09km ESE of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.97km SW of San Marcos, California · 8933 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.615km W of Coronado, CA · 8931 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.528km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.940km WSW of Carlsbad, California · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.721km N of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 8920 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.244km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.037km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.710km W of Pine Valley, CA · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.59km W of Encinitas, CA · 8909 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.85km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8907 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.015km W of Coronado, CA · 8906 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.936km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.56km NE of Fallbrook, CA · 8895 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.011km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 8891 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.715km W of Coronado, CA · 8948 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.56km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.86km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1,070
  5. 1.65km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.412km SSW of La Jolla, CA · 8968 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.335km E of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.128km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9776061. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.