California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8km S of La Jolla, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km S of La Jolla, CA on Fri, Feb 8, 2008, 6:36 AM PST (14:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 31km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-02-08 14:36:02 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.776° N, 117.279° 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, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615km N of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6812 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6808 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.50km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6807 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.943km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6805 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.925km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6801 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.944km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 6799 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.848km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.55km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6794 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.63km SSE of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 6793 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.28km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 6792 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.816km SE of Julian, CA · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.845km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6790 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.911km SSE of Anza, CA · 6789 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.713km SSE of Anza, CA · 6787 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.218km SW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6787 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.64km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6785 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.026km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6783 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.410km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 6782 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.831km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6780 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.737km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 6778 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.612km SSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6777 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.713km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 6777 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.75km NE of San Pasqual, CA · 6769 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 6769 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6768 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.66km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6768 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.89km NE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6759 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.614km ESE of Julian, CA · 6758 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.732km W of La Jolla, CA · 6813 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.444km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 6815 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.324km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 6815 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.66km N of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 6816 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.814km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.439km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6821 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.93km NW of Aguanga, CA · 6822 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.810km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 6825 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.613km SW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6826 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.445km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6826 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.010km NE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6828 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.334km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 6833 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.740km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 6839 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.714km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6839 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14346708. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.