California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4km SW of Banning, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4km SW of Banning, CA on Tue, Sep 1, 1981, 9:56 PM PDT (04:56 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8km NE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-09-02 04:56:52 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.894° N, 116.904° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16467 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.59km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 16467 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.04km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.54km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 16465 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.08km NE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.410km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.89km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.710km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.59km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.58km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.58km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.59km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.78km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.87km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.78km NE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.28km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.68km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.28km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.98km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.510km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.78km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.58km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.510km NNE of Julian, CA · 16465 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.525km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16465 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.59km NNE of Julian, CA · 16464 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.78km NNE of Julian, CA · 16463 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.03km ENE of Colton, CA · 16463 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.28km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.64km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16461 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.411km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.53km NNE of Claremont, CA · 16459 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16459 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.53km NNE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16458 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.814km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16458 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.63km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16458 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.05km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16458 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 16457 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.210km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16457 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.32km ENE of Newport Beach, CA · 16457 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.76km SE of Temecula, CA · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 3.54km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.94km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.54km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16456 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.53km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16456 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 16456 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.94km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16455 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.93km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16455 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.44km NW of Redlands, CA · 16455 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16455 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.44km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.15km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16455 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.56km SE of Temecula, CA · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.54km SE of Temecula, CA · 16455 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.64km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.94km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16454 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.64km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.66km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16454 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.06km SE of Temecula, CA · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16468 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.632km SE of Barstow, CA · 16468 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.46km WSW of Devore, CA · 16469 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.08km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16470 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.81km SSW of Murrieta, CA · 16471 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.06km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.519km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16471 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.68km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.612km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.01km SE of Murrieta, CA · 16472 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.65km SSE of Murrieta, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16475 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.54km SSE of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 16475 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.02km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16476 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.110km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16477 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.511km SW of Anza, CA · 16478 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.810km N of Cabazon, CA · 16479 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16479 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

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