M1.7 earthquake 37km WSW of Encinitas, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Mar 13, 2008, 12:37 PM PDT

UTC

2008-03-13 19:37:46 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.924° N, 117.666° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

338°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

• Encinitas, CaliforniaPopulation 62,930. Forecast37 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, CaliforniaPopulation 114,746. Forecast39 kmSW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast52 kmWNW

After

1. 2.75km NE of San Pasqual, CASat, Mar 22, 12:17 AM PDT · 6770 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 23, 3:08 AM PDT · 6769 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
3. 3.02km ENE of Newport Beach, CAWed, Mar 26, 9:28 PM PDT · 6765 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1,920
4. 1.89km NE of Rosarito, B.C., MXTue, Apr 1, 5:11 PM PST · 6760 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.019km ENE of Avalon, CATue, Apr 8, 11:03 AM PDT · 6753 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
6. 2.136km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Apr 11, 10:03 PM PDT · 6749 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.926km SW of San Clemente, CASun, Apr 13, 2:09 PM PDT · 6748 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.139km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 13, 3:42 PM PDT · 6748 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.75km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Apr 22, 1:36 AM PDT · 6739 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
10. 1.94km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CATue, Apr 29, 2:02 PM PDT · 6732 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.910km S of Newport Beach, CAFri, May 2, 11:38 AM PDT · 6729 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.62km NNW of Huntington Beach, CASat, May 3, 9:26 AM PDT · 6728 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
13. 3.65km SE of Lake Henshaw, CASun, May 4, 11:16 AM PDT · 6727 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 285
14. 1.66km N of Lake Henshaw, CAWed, May 7, 6:38 PM PDT · 6724 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.149km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 8, 9:02 AM PDT · 6723 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.722km SSW of Seal Beach, CAThu, May 8, 9:48 PM PDT · 6722 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.413km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CASat, May 10, 5:06 PM PDT · 6721 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
18. 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 10, 6:07 PM PDT · 6721 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.710km SW of Corona, CASun, May 11, 10:13 PM PDT · 6719 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.69km N of Foothill Ranch, CAMon, May 12, 7:46 AM PDT · 6719 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 2.831km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Mar 11, 3:04 AM PDT · 6781 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.410km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CASun, Mar 9, 6:58 AM PDT · 6783 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.64km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Mar 6, 9:21 AM PST · 6786 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Mar 1, 12:56 AM PST · 6791 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.63km SSE of San Juan Capistrano, CAWed, Feb 27, 1:48 PM PST · 6794 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.55km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CATue, Feb 26, 2:32 AM PST · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.848km WSW of Carlsbad, CAMon, Feb 25, 8:56 AM PST · 6796 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.713km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CASun, Feb 24, 4:02 PM PST · 6797 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.944km SSW of San Clemente, CAThu, Feb 21, 2:44 AM PST · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.943km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MXFri, Feb 15, 5:30 AM PST · 6806 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10312209. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.