California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30km SE of Barstow, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30km SE of Barstow, CA on Thu, Oct 22, 1981, 12:43 PM PDT (19:43 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6km SSW of Redlands, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-22 19:43:45 UTC
Depth
-1.5 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.709° N, 116.788° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56km SSW of Redlands, CA · 16405 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.70km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 16405 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.54km ENE of Wrightwood, CA · 16405 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.016km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16405 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.78km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16404 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.57km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.74km SE of Barstow, CA · 16401 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.72km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16400 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.618km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 16400 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16398 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.78km E of Barstow, CA · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.24km SE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16397 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.820km NW of Barstow, CA · 16395 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.88km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 16394 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.730km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.68km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 16391 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16391 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16389 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 16389 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.76km S of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.77km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.65km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.37km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16381 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.14km S of Loma Linda, CA · 16377 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16377 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.37km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.57km SSE of Banning, CA · 16376 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.111km N of Banning, CA · 16373 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 3.336km E of Barstow, CA · 16373 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.734km E of Barstow, CA · 16373 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.034km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16373 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.034km E of Barstow, CA · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 16373 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.635km E of Barstow, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16368 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.02km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16368 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.05km SSE of Banning, CA · 16367 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.634km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.834km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.524km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16363 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16360 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16360 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.632km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.415km NNW of Ludlow, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.821km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.67km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16357 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.51km N of Loma Linda, CA · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CA · 16353 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.27km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 16350 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.814km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 16349 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.54km N of Fontana, CA · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.615km WNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 16347 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.68km SW of Beaumont, CA · 16347 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.64km WNW of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16406 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.79km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 16406 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16409 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.024km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16409 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525964. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.