California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3km SSW of La Jolla, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3km SSW of La Jolla, CA on Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 11:23 AM PST (19:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16km ESE of Julian, CA. 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
2021-02-08 19:23:23 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.819° N, 117.289° W
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.414km WNW of Anza, CA · 2060 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CA · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.717km ESE of Julian, CA · 2052 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.227km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.311km E of Julian, CA · 2034 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.94km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.927km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 13
  11. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2031 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.019km ESE of Julian, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2030 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.88km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.513km WNW of Anza, CA · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 2027 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.116km ESE of Julian, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 45
  21. 2.04km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2024 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.63km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2024 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.910km SE of Warner Springs, CA · 2023 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.814km WNW of Anza, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.217km ESE of Julian, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.512km WSW of Coronado, CA · 2021 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.84km SE of Dana Point, CA · 2021 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.922km E of Pine Valley, CA · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.514km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.514km SE of Anza, CA · 2016 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.614km E of Campo, CA · 2016 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.930km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 2010 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.914km WNW of Anza, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 2008 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  36. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2007 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.86km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.911km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 2066 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.36km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2067 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.013km WNW of Anza, CA · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.925km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 2077 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.126km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 2077 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.126km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 2077 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 29
  11. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.849km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA · 2078 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2080 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.13km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.23km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 9
  17. 2.13km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8
  18. 1.83km W of Lake Elsinore, CA · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.42km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 17
  20. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39545247. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.