California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Jun 14, 1981, 6:21 PM PDT (01:21 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11km ENE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-15 01:21:35 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.971° N, 116.707° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.612km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16541 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.235km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 16541 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.62km NNE of Colton, CA · 16541 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.013km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16540 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16540 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.914km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16540 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.113km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16540 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.914km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16540 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.313km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16540 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16540 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.535km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.32km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16538 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.610km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.59km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16537 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.52km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.010km NNW of Anza, CA · 16537 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.513km E of Anza, CA · 16536 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16536 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.813km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16536 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16536 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16536 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16536 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16535 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16535 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16535 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16533 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.76km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16533 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.516km SSE of Barstow, CA · 16533 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16532 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16532 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.99km ENE of Pala, CA · 16532 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.77km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16532 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.914km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.61km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 16531 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 16531 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.65km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.637km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16528 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.56km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16528 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.35km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.77km NNE of Pala, CA · 16528 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.818km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16528 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.58km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.98km S of Warner Springs, CA · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.46km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.410km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.310km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16525 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.610km N of Cabazon, CA · 16525 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.521km N of Indio, CA · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.534km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 2.17km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 16542 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.65km NNW of Running Springs, CA · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.814km ENE of Indio, CA · 16542 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.515km ENE of Indio, CA · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.615km ENE of Indio, CA · 16542 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.614km ENE of Indio, CA · 16542 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.914km ENE of Indio, CA · 16543 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16543 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.514km N of Warner Springs, CA · 16543 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.522km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16545 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.814km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16547 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.211km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16549 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.56km WNW of Anza, CA · 16549 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16549 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.111km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16549 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.78km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.86km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 16551 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.81km E of Loma Linda, CA · 16551 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.631km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517716. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.