California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18km ESE of Campo, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18km ESE of Campo, CA on Sat, Jun 13, 1981, 9:19 PM PDT (04:19 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6km WSW of Holtville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-14 04:19:43 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.549° N, 116.295° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km S of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.06km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16529 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.17km S of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.75km S of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.78km S of Salton City, CA · 16528 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.99km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16528 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.66km S of Salton City, CA · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.345km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.527km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.66km W of Calipatria, CA · 16527 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.56km S of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.83km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.664km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.56km SSE of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.617km SSW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.56km S of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.55km W of Brawley, CA · 16526 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.06km S of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.57km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16525 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.713km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.013km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.57km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.78km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16524 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16524 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.246km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.238km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.915km S of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.513km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.163km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.25km NW of Brawley, CA · 16522 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.55km SSE of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.068km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.216km W of Imperial, CA · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.98km S of Warner Springs, CA · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.75km S of Salton City, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.35km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.16km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16518 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.522km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 16518 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517726. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.