M1.6 earthquake 32km SE of Barstow, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Aug 31, 1981, 3:30 PM PDT

UTC

1981-08-31 22:30:16 UTC

Depth

-1.5 km (-0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.697° N, 116.778° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

175°

Stations used

11

• Yermo, CaliforniaPopulation 623. Forecast23 kmS
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast32 kmSE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast50 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast152 kmENE

After

1. 1.64km SW of Banning, CATue, Sep 1, 9:56 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.716km SSW of Amboy, CAThu, Sep 3, 10:57 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.525km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Sep 4, 12:27 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.03km ENE of Colton, CASun, Sep 6, 4:23 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.28km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 7, 1:32 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.64km SSE of Loma Linda, CATue, Sep 8, 6:20 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Sep 10, 8:36 AM PDT · 16461 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.53km NNE of Lytle Creek, CAThu, Sep 10, 2:19 PM PDT · 16461 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.814km W of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 10, 2:35 PM PDT · 16461 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.63km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CAFri, Sep 11, 3:19 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
11. 2.05km NNE of San Bernardino, CAFri, Sep 11, 5:08 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
12. 3.54km NE of San Bernardino, CASat, Sep 12, 2:23 PM PDT · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.94km NE of San Bernardino, CASat, Sep 12, 3:50 PM PDT · 16459 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.54km NNE of San Bernardino, CASun, Sep 13, 2:43 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
15. 1.53km NE of San Bernardino, CASun, Sep 13, 4:59 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.94km NE of San Bernardino, CASun, Sep 13, 12:59 PM PDT · 16458 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.93km NE of San Bernardino, CASun, Sep 13, 2:45 PM PDT · 16458 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.44km NW of Redlands, CASun, Sep 13, 6:18 PM PDT · 16458 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Sep 13, 8:47 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.44km NNE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 2:07 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
21. 2.15km NNE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 2:11 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
22. 1.64km NE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 9:03 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
23. 1.94km NE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 11:10 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.64km NNE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 11:42 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
25. 1.89km E of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 14, 5:28 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.54km NE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 6:54 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
27. 2.95km NE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Sep 16, 12:57 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
28. 2.75km NNE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Sep 16, 12:57 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
29. 2.15km NNE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:01 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
30. 1.98km NE of San Jacinto, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:23 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
31. 2.55km NE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Sep 16, 6:57 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.710km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:32 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
33. 1.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 16, 11:57 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
34. 1.77km NNE of Cabazon, CASat, Sep 19, 11:26 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.518km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASun, Sep 20, 12:01 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
36. 2.423km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Sep 21, 6:11 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
37. 1.715km NE of Boron, CAThu, Sep 24, 7:56 PM PDT · 16446 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
38. 2.25km NNE of San Bernardino, CAThu, Sep 24, 9:19 PM PDT · 16446 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
39. 3.310km NNE of Banning, CAFri, Sep 25, 7:13 AM PDT · 16446 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
40. 1.610km NNE of Banning, CASat, Sep 26, 2:24 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.53km ENE of Muscoy, CASat, Sep 26, 6:15 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
42. 1.66km NNW of Lytle Creek, CASat, Sep 26, 9:08 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
43. 1.72km NW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Sep 28, 4:19 AM PDT · 16443 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
44. 1.86km ESE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Sep 29, 10:41 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.96km ESE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Sep 29, 10:44 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
46. 2.212km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CAFri, Oct 2, 11:00 PM PDT · 16438 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
47. 1.629km WNW of Ludlow, CASun, Oct 4, 10:15 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
48. 2.23km ENE of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Oct 5, 1:03 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
49. 2.64km WNW of Devore, CAMon, Oct 5, 3:42 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.56km SW of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Oct 5, 5:39 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
51. 2.94km WNW of Devore, CAMon, Oct 5, 10:43 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
52. 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Oct 5, 6:17 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
53. 1.516km N of Joshua Tree, CATue, Oct 6, 12:40 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
54. 2.52km ESE of Cabazon, CAWed, Oct 7, 5:12 PM PDT · 16434 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.46km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Oct 8, 11:11 AM PDT · 16433 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
56. 2.35km E of Calimesa, CAThu, Oct 8, 1:24 PM PDT · 16433 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
57. 2.019km NE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Oct 10, 8:56 AM PDT · 16431 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
58. 1.75km NNE of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 11, 12:41 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
59. 1.86km SSW of Banning, CAMon, Oct 12, 10:04 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
60. 3.513km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Oct 13, 1:14 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

1. 2.46km WSW of Devore, CASun, Aug 30, 9:17 PM PDT · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.06km NNE of Cabazon, CAFri, Aug 28, 10:49 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
3. 2.519km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Aug 28, 4:49 PM PDT · 16474 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.932km W of Ludlow, CATue, Aug 25, 7:32 AM PDT · 16477 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
5. 1.632km W of Ludlow, CATue, Aug 25, 6:11 AM PDT · 16477 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.126km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Aug 24, 6:04 PM PDT · 16478 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.02km ESE of Loma Linda, CASun, Aug 23, 9:55 PM PDT · 16478 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.810km N of Cabazon, CAFri, Aug 21, 5:41 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Aug 20, 10:10 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.66km WSW of Beaumont, CAThu, Aug 20, 9:05 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.14km ESE of Highland, CAThu, Aug 20, 1:08 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.54km SE of Highland, CAWed, Aug 19, 11:39 PM PDT · 16482 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.94km SSE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Aug 18, 9:58 AM PDT · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.94km S of Yucca Valley, CATue, Aug 18, 8:31 AM PDT · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.74km S of Yucca Valley, CATue, Aug 18, 7:53 AM PDT · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.68km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Aug 17, 10:39 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.110km NE of Cabazon, CAMon, Aug 17, 4:45 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.330km NNW of Barstow, CAMon, Aug 17, 2:13 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.84km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Aug 17, 9:35 AM PDT · 16485 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.53km ESE of Highland, CASun, Aug 16, 4:29 AM PDT · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521983. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.