M1.5 earthquake 11km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Nov 6, 1981, 12:37 PM PST

UTC

1981-11-06 20:37:13 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.262° N, 117.487° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 16.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

170°

Stations used

11

• Camp Pendleton South, CaliforniaPopulation 10,616. Forecast11 kmWNW
• Oceanside, CaliforniaPopulation 175,691. Forecast12 kmNW
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast68 kmNNW

After

1. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Nov 6, 12:37 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Nov 6, 12:53 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.712km W of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Nov 6, 12:54 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CAFri, Nov 6, 11:45 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 3:40 AM PST · 16390 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.814km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 3:42 AM PST · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 4:19 AM PST · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 5:27 AM PST · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASat, Nov 7, 2:34 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASun, Nov 8, 6:50 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.810km S of Avalon, CASun, Nov 8, 11:59 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASun, Nov 8, 3:32 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.614km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CASun, Nov 8, 4:47 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.70km W of Julian, CAMon, Nov 9, 3:17 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.84km WSW of Rossmoor, CATue, Nov 10, 5:37 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.02km NE of Irvine, CATue, Nov 10, 3:03 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.21km W of Irvine, CATue, Nov 10, 5:19 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.310km NE of Julian, CAThu, Nov 12, 12:18 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.77km NNW of Fontana, CAThu, Nov 12, 3:20 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 13, 3:11 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.546km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Nov 13, 1:34 PM PST · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
22. 2.014km SE of Anza, CASat, Nov 14, 12:58 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.337km SE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CASat, Nov 14, 2:24 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.65km ESE of Temecula, CAMon, Nov 16, 7:06 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
25. 2.115km SSE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 16, 1:59 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.312km N of Foothill Ranch, CATue, Nov 17, 11:29 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
27. 1.511km SW of Anza, CATue, Nov 17, 12:04 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
28. 1.85km SE of Temecula, CATue, Nov 17, 10:54 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
29. 1.95km SE of Temecula, CAWed, Nov 18, 1:08 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
30. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Nov 19, 1:19 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.66km SE of Temecula, CAThu, Nov 19, 10:31 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
32. 2.14km S of Loma Linda, CAThu, Nov 19, 9:37 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.733km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 19, 11:00 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
34. 1.831km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 19, 11:19 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CAFri, Nov 20, 11:59 AM PST · 16377 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.57km SSE of Banning, CASat, Nov 21, 9:48 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
37. 1.810km SW of Anza, CASun, Nov 22, 5:56 PM PST · 16375 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
38. 1.813km SSE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Nov 23, 12:27 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
39. 1.85km N of Banning, CATue, Nov 24, 8:54 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.62km WNW of Costa Mesa, CATue, Nov 24, 8:22 PM PST · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
41. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Nov 27, 10:12 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
42. 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CAFri, Nov 27, 6:48 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
43. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CASat, Nov 28, 9:54 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
44. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 29, 7:14 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.02km NNE of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 29, 9:25 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
46. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Nov 29, 11:29 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
47. 2.05km SSE of Banning, CASun, Nov 29, 11:19 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
48. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:11 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
49. 1.61km SSW of Paramount, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:34 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:57 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
51. 2.012km WSW of Imperial Beach, CAFri, Dec 4, 2:07 PM PST · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
52. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 5, 5:01 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
53. 2.02km SSE of San Dimas, CASat, Dec 5, 12:49 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
54. 2.52km SE of San Dimas, CASat, Dec 5, 12:52 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
55. 1.839km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:29 AM PST · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
56. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:53 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
57. 1.53km NW of Julian, CASat, Dec 12, 10:39 PM PST · 16355 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.51km N of Loma Linda, CASun, Dec 13, 1:45 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
59. 2.432km SSW of Dana Point, CASun, Dec 13, 4:58 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
60. 2.12km W of Westminster, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:33 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 2.13km NW of Newport Beach, CAThu, Nov 5, 9:10 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CATue, Nov 3, 6:10 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.88km NNE of San Jacinto, CATue, Nov 3, 5:09 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.741km WSW of Encinitas, CAMon, Nov 2, 9:41 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
5. 1.99km ENE of Aguanga, CASat, Oct 31, 2:22 PM PST · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.69km ENE of Aguanga, CASat, Oct 31, 11:51 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.513km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 31, 8:16 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.24km SE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASat, Oct 31, 12:01 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.014km SW of La Jolla, CAThu, Oct 29, 7:41 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.98km SW of La Jolla, CAThu, Oct 29, 3:43 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.236km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Oct 29, 2:39 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.912km SE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 29, 6:03 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CAThu, Oct 29, 2:47 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.72km ESE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Oct 28, 2:45 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CATue, Oct 27, 6:59 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
16. 1.61km SW of Cerritos, CAMon, Oct 26, 2:18 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.211km NNE of Aguanga, CASun, Oct 25, 2:47 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
18. 1.80km SW of La Palma, CASat, Oct 24, 11:52 PM PDT · 16404 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.122km ESE of Anza, CASat, Oct 24, 12:47 PM PDT · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.314km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 24, 5:19 AM PDT · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526326. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.