California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12km WSW of Coronado, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12km WSW of Coronado, CA on Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 5:49 PM PDT (00:49 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-03-23 00:49:47 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.649° N, 117.309° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.53ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · ±0.151 · 86 stations
2.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.055 · 44 stations

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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
41

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39587799 (also filed as us6000dvla). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC.