California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7km SE of Bombay Beach, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7km SE of Bombay Beach, CA on Sun, Nov 29, 1981, 5:20 PM PST (01:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11km WNW of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-30 01:20:02 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.299° N, 115.688° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16367 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.812km N of Westmorland, CA · 16367 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CA · 16367 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 16366 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 16366 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CA · 16366 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 16366 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.132km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16366 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.63km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16365 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.710km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16364 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16362 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.732km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16359 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.512km NNE of Indio, CA · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.59km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.53km NW of Julian, CA · 16355 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.523km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.66km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.319km NNE of Indio, CA · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.718km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.110km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16349 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.535km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.68km ESE of Anza, CA · 16347 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.62km E of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.57km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16344 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.811km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.012km SW of Salton City, CA · 16342 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.812km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16342 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 16341 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.412km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16341 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.89km NE of Coachella, CA · 16340 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CA · 16340 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 16338 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.820km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.821km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16338 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.627km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16337 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16336 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.75km ENE of Heber, CA · 16336 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.112km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16334 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.325km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16334 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 3.040km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.321km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.213km NE of Indio, CA · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.98km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16369 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.712km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16369 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.012km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16369 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.61km WSW of El Centro, CA · 16371 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.55km NNW of Brawley, CA · 16371 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.79km SW of Salton City, CA · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16371 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.512km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.714km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16373 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.78km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 16378 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 16379 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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