M1.6 earthquake 17km ESE of Campo, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Aug 17, 1981, 10:42 PM PDT

UTC

1981-08-18 05:42:00 UTC

Depth

7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.539° N, 116.308° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

198°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

18

• Jacumba Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 561. Forecast14 kmSW
• Tecate, MexicoPopulation 64,764. Forecast31 kmE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast65 kmE

After

1. 1.514km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 18, 2:51 AM PDT · 16471 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Aug 18, 5:12 AM PDT · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.514km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 18, 9:17 AM PDT · 16471 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.44km SE of Westmorland, CATue, Aug 18, 8:00 PM PDT · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.835km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Aug 20, 1:48 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.523km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 20, 2:13 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.04km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Aug 21, 6:18 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.54km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Aug 22, 12:35 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 22, 11:20 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.67km N of Imperial, CASat, Aug 22, 12:12 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 22, 4:53 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.110km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 22, 8:44 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 22, 11:43 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.04km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Aug 23, 12:41 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Aug 23, 5:06 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Aug 23, 4:33 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.227km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 24, 12:50 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.931km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Aug 24, 5:45 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.947km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXMon, Aug 24, 11:20 PM PDT · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.76km SW of Salton City, CATue, Aug 25, 4:01 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
21. 1.933km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Aug 25, 4:41 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
22. 2.07km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Aug 25, 6:54 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.76km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Aug 25, 11:41 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
24. 1.66km S of Salton City, CAWed, Aug 26, 1:51 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.82km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Aug 26, 12:11 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
26. 1.99km ENE of Calexico, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:23 AM PDT · 16462 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.78km SSW of Salton City, CAThu, Aug 27, 5:03 AM PDT · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
28. 2.27km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:24 AM PDT · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:25 AM PDT · 16462 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
30. 2.57km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:32 AM PDT · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.47km S of Salton City, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:36 AM PDT · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
32. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:50 AM PDT · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
33. 2.326km WSW of Westmorland, CAFri, Aug 28, 3:06 AM PDT · 16461 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.044km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Aug 28, 10:32 AM PDT · 16461 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
35. 1.510km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Aug 28, 10:15 PM PDT · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
36. 2.56km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 29, 2:41 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
37. 3.08km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Aug 29, 2:57 PM PDT · 16460 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.57km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 29, 4:57 PM PDT · 16460 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.58km S of Salton City, CASun, Aug 30, 12:03 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
40. 1.86km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Aug 30, 12:42 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
41. 1.87km S of Salton City, CASun, Aug 30, 1:14 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
42. 2.217km ESE of Campo, CASun, Aug 30, 6:17 AM PDT · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
43. 2.351km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXSun, Aug 30, 6:20 PM PDT · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
44. 1.69km S of Salton City, CASun, Aug 30, 9:10 PM PDT · 16459 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Aug 30, 10:49 PM PDT · 16459 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
46. 1.77km S of Salton City, CAMon, Aug 31, 1:31 AM PDT · 16459 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
47. 1.87km S of Salton City, CAMon, Aug 31, 3:53 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.719km ESE of Campo, CATue, Sep 1, 5:40 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
49. 3.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 1, 9:36 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
50. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 1, 9:37 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
51. 2.337km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Sep 1, 9:44 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
52. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Sep 2, 12:09 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
53. 1.614km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Sep 2, 3:18 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
54. 1.59km NNW of Warner Springs, CAWed, Sep 2, 7:07 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Sep 2, 8:55 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
56. 1.86km NNW of Westmorland, CAThu, Sep 3, 1:03 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
57. 1.64km NNW of Westmorland, CAThu, Sep 3, 7:45 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
58. 4.08km NE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:28 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
59. 2.410km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:30 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.89km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:31 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

1. 1.64km NNW of Westmorland, CAMon, Aug 17, 12:56 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 17, 10:51 AM PDT · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.515km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 17, 9:49 AM PDT · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521379. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.