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M3.0 earthquake 146 km WSW of Coronado, California, United States

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 146 km WSW of Coronado, California, United States at 04:54 local time (11:54 UTC) on 28 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-29 09:49 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
3.0minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-28 11:54:13 UTC
Local: 28 Oct 2026, 04:54:13 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
32.234° N, 118.640° W

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CoronadoCalifornia, United States · pop. 24,812146 kmINot felt
Imperial BeachCalifornia, United States · pop. 27,408149 kmINot felt
San DiegoCalifornia, United States · pop. 1,404,452149 kmINot felt
Chula VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 265,757153 kmINot felt
TijuanaBaja California, Mexico · pop. 1,922,523157 kmINot felt
Long BeachCalifornia, United States · pop. 474,140176 kmINot felt
IrvineCalifornia, United States · pop. 256,927177 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 12 km.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey3.0 ml10 km32.23° N, 118.64° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.

It released roughly the energy of 477 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 10 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M3.0 releases about 32× the energy of M2.0, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 kg of TNT vs 15 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

No later earthquakes have been recorded within 30 km so far. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Did you feel it?

Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.

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Reports on SeismoAtlas

No reports yet.

Event id us7000ttng. First recorded here 29 Oct 2026, 09:54:44 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us7000ttng). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.0 earthquake 146 km WSW of Coronado, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us7000ttng-m3-0-earthquake-146-km-wsw-of-coronado-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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