California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 36km WSW of Encinitas, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 36km WSW of Encinitas, CA on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, 10:03 PM PDT (05:03 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-04-12 05:03:04 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.963° N, 117.664° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.926km SW of San Clemente, CA · 6748 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.139km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6748 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.75km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6740 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.94km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 6732 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.910km S of Newport Beach, CA · 6729 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.610km WSW of Corona, CA · 6729 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.62km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 6728 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.65km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6727 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 285
  9. 1.66km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6724 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.149km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6723 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.18km E of San Pedro, CA · 6723 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.722km SSW of Seal Beach, CA · 6723 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.413km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 6721 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6721 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.710km SW of Corona, CA · 6720 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.69km N of Foothill Ranch, CA · 6719 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.07km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 6709 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.74km NE of Villa Park, CA · 6709 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.97km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 6708 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.458km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6707 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.95km ENE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 6704 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.75km ENE of Tijuana, B.C., MX · 6703 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.34km ESE of Temecula, CA · 6700 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.95km ESE of Temecula, CA · 6700 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.58km W of Encinitas, CA · 6697 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.82km SSW of Orange, CA · 6697 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.63km NW of Costa Mesa, CA · 6697 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.55km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 6695 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.57km NNE of Lakeside, CA · 6692 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.019km ENE of Avalon, CA · 6753 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.89km NE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6760 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.02km ENE of Newport Beach, CA · 6766 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1,920
  4. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6769 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.75km NE of San Pasqual, CA · 6771 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.737km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 6779 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10317733. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.