M1.6 earthquake 8km SW of Beaumont, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 20, 1981, 1:32 PM PST

UTC

1981-12-20 21:32:25 UTC

Depth

14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.885° N, 117.046° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

30

• Beaumont, CaliforniaPopulation 43,811. Forecast8 kmSW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast18 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast112 kmE

After

1. 2.03km NE of Colton, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:40 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
2. 1.78km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Jan 6, 7:17 PM PST · 16329 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.03km NE of Colton, CAThu, Jan 7, 6:51 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.82km NNW of Big Bear City, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:43 PM PST · 16328 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
5. 2.114km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Jan 8, 5:42 AM PST · 16328 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.17km S of Joshua Tree, CASat, Jan 9, 5:29 AM PST · 16327 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.59km N of Anza, CASun, Jan 10, 7:28 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
8. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Jan 10, 10:12 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.04km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 12:14 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
10. 2.36km SE of Ontario, CASun, Jan 10, 1:20 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
11. 1.811km N of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 6:04 PM PST · 16325 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.812km WSW of Anza, CAMon, Jan 11, 7:47 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 11, 5:29 PM PST · 16324 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.14km WNW of Anza, CATue, Jan 12, 12:15 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.12km SSE of Charter Oak, CATue, Jan 12, 10:36 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.712km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Jan 12, 4:32 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.53km ESE of Calimesa, CATue, Jan 12, 10:03 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.82km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Jan 12, 11:36 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
19. 2.59km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:07 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.425km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:28 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:49 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
22. 2.222km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 14, 6:32 AM PST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
23. 2.310km SSE of Anza, CAThu, Jan 14, 11:34 PM PST · 16321 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
24. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Jan 15, 12:36 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
25. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Jan 15, 6:10 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
26. 2.26km SSW of Redlands, CASat, Jan 16, 1:48 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
27. 2.219km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 16, 3:55 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 1:02 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 1:04 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
30. 1.85km ENE of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 17, 7:02 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
31. 2.512km SE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 10:20 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
32. 2.020km NE of Warner Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 12:32 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
33. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Jan 19, 12:32 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
34. 1.61km ENE of San Bernardino, CATue, Jan 19, 4:35 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
35. 2.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 6:54 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
36. 1.76km W of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 7:02 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
37. 2.210km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 20, 12:48 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
38. 2.04km SSE of Banning, CAWed, Jan 20, 1:45 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
39. 1.65km NNE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Jan 20, 11:16 PM PST · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.82km WSW of Loma Linda, CAThu, Jan 21, 5:55 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
41. 1.93km NNE of Lytle Creek, CASat, Jan 23, 9:20 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
42. 2.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Jan 23, 8:31 PM PST · 16312 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
43. 2.510km NNW of Anza, CASun, Jan 24, 1:15 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
44. 1.520km NW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 24, 5:20 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
45. 2.11km NNE of Buena Park, CASun, Jan 24, 10:45 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
46. 2.012km ENE of Thermal, CASun, Jan 24, 11:41 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
47. 2.69km NNW of Anza, CASun, Jan 24, 5:57 PM PST · 16311 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
48. 1.73km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jan 25, 7:30 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
49. 1.73km SW of Garnet, CATue, Jan 26, 12:15 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
50. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 26, 5:44 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
51. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 26, 6:25 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
52. 2.35km NNW of Mentone, CATue, Jan 26, 10:35 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
53. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 26, 10:38 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
54. 1.78km NE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 26, 8:10 PM PST · 16309 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.136km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 27, 4:30 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
56. 2.24km SSW of Anaheim, CAThu, Jan 28, 4:25 AM PST · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
57. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 28, 8:05 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
58. 1.618km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 28, 9:56 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
59. 1.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jan 29, 1:50 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
60. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CAFri, Jan 29, 6:51 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103675. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.