M1.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of Cambria, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Jun 11, 1981, 3:11 PM PDT

UTC

1981-06-11 22:11:48 UTC

Depth

-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.514° N, 121.064° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

229°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Cambria, CaliforniaPopulation 6,032. Forecast6 kmSSE
• Morro Bay, CaliforniaPopulation 10,639. Forecast25 kmNW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast85 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast305 kmWNW

After

1. 2.718 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 8:58 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.627 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 9:17 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
3. 1.91 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 2:49 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
4. 2.21 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 3:29 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
5. 3.06 km NE of Cambria, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 3:49 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.76 km NE of Cambria, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 4:03 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.133 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 7:34 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 3:44 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.519 km W of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 11:21 AM PDT · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.6Near the coast of Central CaliforniaFri, Jul 3, 5:57 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
11. 1.723 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 3, 10:13 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.721 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Jul 4, 5:18 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
13. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jul 7, 9:23 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 8, 6:03 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.95 km WNW of San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaWed, Jul 8, 6:10 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.524 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 10, 1:21 PM PDT · 16510 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 12, 6:08 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jul 13, 1:20 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.87 km WSW of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jul 13, 2:07 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.829 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Jul 13, 3:14 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
21. 2.414km NE of Parkfield, CAMon, Jul 13, 3:14 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
22. 1.837km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAMon, Jul 13, 10:21 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
23. 1.612 km NNE of Cambria, CaliforniaWed, Jul 15, 7:12 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
24. 2.87 km WSW of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 5:25 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.732 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 3:23 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
26. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 3:26 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
27. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Jul 17, 12:12 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.67 km SSW of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Jul 17, 1:03 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
29. 1.831 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 18, 12:46 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
30. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Jul 18, 10:12 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
31. 1.612 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 19, 2:59 PM PDT · 16501 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
32. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, CASun, Jul 19, 3:09 PM PDT · 16501 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
33. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jul 20, 3:47 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
34. 1.525 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Jul 24, 4:16 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
35. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Jul 25, 4:59 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
36. 1.611 km S of Oak Shores, CaliforniaMon, Jul 27, 3:42 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.223km W of Guadalupe, CAThu, Jul 30, 1:41 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
38. 1.613 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaThu, Jul 30, 8:43 PM PDT · 16490 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
39. 2.66km S of Orcutt, CASat, Aug 1, 8:25 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.344km WSW of Guadalupe, CASat, Aug 1, 12:38 PM PDT · 16488 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
41. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 2, 5:24 PM PDT · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
42. 2.519 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 8, 1:05 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
43. 1.730 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Aug 8, 9:54 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.829 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Aug 8, 4:04 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 2.723 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 12:25 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
2. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 5:33 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 7, 11:11 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.612 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 1:16 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.99 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 2:02 AM PDT · 16550 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.717 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 11:19 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 11:28 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 9:53 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 2:18 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.736 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 8:34 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.618 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 8:33 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 3:59 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.96 km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, May 24, 7:20 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.06 km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, May 24, 6:57 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.11 km NNE of Atascadero, CaliforniaThu, May 21, 2:19 AM PDT · 16561 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
16. 2.321 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 12:38 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.516km S of Avenal, CATue, May 19, 12:15 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.523 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 6:40 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
19. 3.020 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:33 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.921 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:25 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064456. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.