M2.5 earthquake 7km SSE of Banning, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Nov 21, 1981, 9:48 AM PST

UTC

1981-11-21 17:48:52 UTC

Depth

12.5 km (7.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.861° N, 116.861° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

44°

Stations used

19

• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast7 kmS
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast35 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast129 kmE

After

1. 1.810km SW of Anza, CASun, Nov 22, 5:56 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.813km SSE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Nov 23, 12:27 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.111km N of Banning, CAMon, Nov 23, 2:42 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.034km ENE of Big Bear City, CATue, Nov 24, 7:42 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.85km N of Banning, CATue, Nov 24, 8:54 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.714km S of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Nov 24, 3:40 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 27, 3:26 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Nov 27, 10:12 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 27, 4:19 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CAFri, Nov 27, 6:48 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CASat, Nov 28, 9:54 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.213km NE of Indio, CASun, Nov 29, 2:05 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 29, 7:14 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.02km NNE of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 29, 9:25 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Nov 29, 11:29 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
16. 2.05km SSE of Banning, CASun, Nov 29, 11:19 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:11 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
18. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:57 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.132km SE of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Dec 1, 9:56 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.524km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 3, 4:09 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.710km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 3, 9:58 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
22. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 5, 5:01 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
23. 2.02km SSE of San Dimas, CASat, Dec 5, 12:49 PM PST · 16374 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
24. 2.52km SE of San Dimas, CASat, Dec 5, 12:52 PM PST · 16374 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
25. 1.732km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Dec 7, 1:15 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:32 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
27. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:52 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
28. 1.632km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Dec 8, 6:31 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 8, 1:51 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
30. 1.512km NNE of Indio, CAWed, Dec 9, 2:47 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
31. 1.821km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Dec 9, 10:14 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
32. 1.67km SW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 10, 7:43 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
33. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:53 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
34. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:46 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
35. 1.53km NW of Julian, CASat, Dec 12, 10:39 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
36. 1.51km N of Loma Linda, CASun, Dec 13, 1:45 PM PST · 16366 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
37. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CASun, Dec 13, 7:08 PM PST · 16366 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
38. 2.319km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Dec 14, 11:14 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
39. 1.718km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 14, 6:32 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 16, 5:12 PM PST · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
41. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:54 PM PST · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
42. 2.27km SSW of Calimesa, CAThu, Dec 17, 2:29 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
43. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Dec 17, 11:20 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
44. 2.54km N of Fontana, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:08 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
45. 1.83km NE of Laguna Niguel, CASat, Dec 19, 11:54 AM PST · 16360 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
46. 1.68km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 20, 5:19 AM PST · 16360 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
47. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Dec 20, 10:12 AM PST · 16360 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
48. 1.68km SW of Beaumont, CASun, Dec 20, 1:32 PM PST · 16359 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
49. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CAMon, Dec 21, 2:29 AM PST · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
50. 1.57km N of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Dec 21, 4:38 AM PST · 16359 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
51. 2.54km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Dec 22, 12:32 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
52. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Dec 22, 3:54 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
53. 2.511km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 22, 10:17 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
54. 1.714km SE of Anza, CAWed, Dec 23, 2:47 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
55. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Dec 23, 6:21 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
56. 3.110km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Dec 23, 6:22 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
57. 1.63km WNW of Wrightwood, CAThu, Dec 24, 11:13 PM PST · 16355 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
58. 1.914km SE of Anza, CASat, Dec 26, 3:25 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
59. 1.91km ENE of Loma Linda, CASat, Dec 26, 7:30 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
60. 2.412km NE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Dec 26, 8:39 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

1. 2.37km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASat, Nov 21, 12:38 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
2. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CAFri, Nov 20, 11:59 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.14km S of Loma Linda, CAThu, Nov 19, 9:37 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.66km SE of Temecula, CAThu, Nov 19, 10:31 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
5. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Nov 19, 1:19 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 18, 4:05 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
7. 1.95km SE of Temecula, CAWed, Nov 18, 1:08 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.85km SE of Temecula, CATue, Nov 17, 10:54 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.511km SW of Anza, CATue, Nov 17, 12:04 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.312km N of Foothill Ranch, CATue, Nov 17, 11:29 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.115km SSE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 16, 1:59 PM PST · 16393 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Nov 16, 10:42 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.65km ESE of Temecula, CAMon, Nov 16, 7:06 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.014km SE of Anza, CASat, Nov 14, 12:58 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.37km ENE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Nov 13, 8:45 AM PST · 16397 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.65km ENE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Nov 13, 5:58 AM PST · 16397 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 13, 3:11 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.77km NNW of Fontana, CAThu, Nov 12, 3:20 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
19. 2.310km NE of Julian, CAThu, Nov 12, 12:18 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.76km S of Lake Arrowhead, CATue, Nov 10, 8:49 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci151982. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.