California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14km SW of Coronado, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14km SW of Coronado, CA on Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 7:24 PM PDT (02:24 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 61km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-04-28 02:24:52 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.593° N, 117.285° W
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910km SSW of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 1981 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.446km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.810km NNW of Alpine, CA · 1979 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.561km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.86km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.72km SE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.924km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1962 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.622km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 1941 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.79km E of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 1937 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.746km WSW of Coronado, CA · 1928 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.75km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1926 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.76km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.93km NE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.811km NE of Julian, CA · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.042km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.444km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 1991 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.242km WSW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 1994 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1995 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.110km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.348km SW of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 2003 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.930km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 2010 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39632351. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.