California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12km W of Camp Pendleton South, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12km W of Camp Pendleton South, CA on Fri, Nov 6, 1981, 12:54 PM PST (20:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 13km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-06 20:54:04 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.245° N, 117.507° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
15

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 81.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526328. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.