California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7km WSW of Calipatria, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Calipatria, CA on Wed, May 27, 1981, 2:43 PM PDT (21:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6km SSW of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-27 21:43:46 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.108° N, 115.589° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16534 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.77km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16534 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.77km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16533 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.66km W of Westmorland, CA · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.710km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16533 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16533 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.05km S of Salton City, CA · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.535km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16533 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.88km S of Salton City, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.721km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16532 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16532 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.78km S of Salton City, CA · 16532 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.59km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16531 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.08km S of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.87km S of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.68km S of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.87km S of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.76km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16530 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.67km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16530 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.714km E of Calipatria, CA · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.66km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.06km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16530 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.89km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.17km S of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.35km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16529 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.58km S of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.06km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16529 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 3.17km S of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.75km S of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.78km S of Salton City, CA · 16528 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.99km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16528 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.66km S of Salton City, CA · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16528 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.66km W of Calipatria, CA · 16527 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.56km S of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.83km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 191.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.