California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 43km S of Campo, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 43km S of Campo, CA on Thu, Apr 23, 1981, 12:59 PM PST (20:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 80km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-04-23 20:59:01 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.223° N, 116.396° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.024km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.620km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16596 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.128km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.625km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.933km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16594 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16593 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.343km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.780km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16592 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.510km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16592 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.612km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16592 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.326km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16591 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.212km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16591 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.636km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.821km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.614km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.820km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16586 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.034km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.218km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.525km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.224km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.927km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.919km ESE of Julian, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.437km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.334km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.339km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.334km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.033km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16568 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.055km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16566 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16565 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.570km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.265km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.67km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.030km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16558 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.94km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16555 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.518km ESE of Campo, CA · 16553 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.368km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.166km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16551 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.518km E of Campo, CA · 16551 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.019km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16550 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.818km ESE of Campo, CA · 16549 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.646km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.343km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.721km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16545 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.449km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16544 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.545km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.346km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.79km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.819km E of Pine Valley, CA · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.06km SW of El Centro, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.23km NNW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16602 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.94km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16604 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.015km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.010km NW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.151km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.618km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.219km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.83km S of National City, CA · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.280km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16612 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16613 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.222km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16615 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.123km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.123km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16617 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.258km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16623 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16624 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16625 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516803. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.