M2.8 earthquake 3km NE of Colton, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, May 7, 1981, 12:37 AM PDT

UTC

1981-05-07 07:37:37 UTC

Depth

3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.092° N, 117.287° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

28°

Stations used

80

• San Bernardino, CaliforniaPopulation 216,108. Forecast2 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast88 kmE

After

1. 1.620km NE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, May 7, 1:17 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.13km NNW of Maywood, CAFri, May 8, 1:03 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, May 8, 1:21 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.06km ENE of Joshua Tree, CASat, May 9, 12:25 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.82km SSE of Yucca Valley, CASun, May 10, 7:18 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.06km W of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 11, 4:09 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.56km NW of San Jacinto, CAMon, May 11, 8:56 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
8. 1.86km SW of Banning, CATue, May 12, 3:31 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.517km SE of Anza, CATue, May 12, 11:49 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.217km SE of Anza, CAWed, May 13, 12:56 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CASat, May 16, 1:02 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.23km SSW of Los Angeles, CASat, May 16, 6:56 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, May 17, 2:40 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CASun, May 17, 2:53 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.111km W of Corona, CAMon, May 18, 5:48 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CAMon, May 18, 7:57 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
17. 1.82km S of MacArthur Park, CAWed, May 20, 10:05 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.52km S of Artesia, CAWed, May 20, 11:47 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CAFri, May 22, 4:35 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.620km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, May 22, 5:52 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.510km NNE of Valle Vista, CAFri, May 22, 9:56 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
22. 2.41km ENE of Loma Linda, CAFri, May 22, 4:38 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
23. 1.51km SW of MacArthur Park, CASat, May 23, 1:39 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
24. 1.51km SSE of MacArthur Park, CASun, May 24, 4:57 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.58km NNW of Fontana, CAMon, May 25, 9:13 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, May 25, 10:32 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
27. 2.16km W of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 25, 3:36 PM PDT · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
28. 1.75km ESE of Yucaipa, CATue, May 26, 1:01 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
29. 2.02km S of Lynwood, CATue, May 26, 3:07 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
30. 2.39km ENE of Barstow, CATue, May 26, 4:41 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.023km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, May 26, 4:46 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
32. 1.617km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, May 27, 3:39 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
33. 2.11km SW of Paramount, CAFri, May 29, 6:39 AM PDT · 16561 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
34. 1.54km ESE of Running Springs, CASun, May 31, 12:35 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
35. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jun 1, 11:34 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
36. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Jun 2, 12:13 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
37. 3.34km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CATue, Jun 2, 10:29 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
38. 1.93km E of Colton, CAWed, Jun 3, 2:32 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
39. 1.57km SSW of Cabazon, CAWed, Jun 3, 4:57 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
40. 1.516km NNW of Aguanga, CAWed, Jun 3, 8:47 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.34km NE of Carson, CAWed, Jun 3, 11:11 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
42. 3.63km WNW of Lakeland Village, CAThu, Jun 4, 4:51 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
43. 2.74km W of Lake Elsinore, CAThu, Jun 4, 6:40 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
44. 3.13km WNW of Lakeland Village, CAThu, Jun 4, 7:26 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
45. 1.99km ENE of Aguanga, CAThu, Jun 4, 12:17 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
46. 1.81km E of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jun 5, 6:54 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
47. 1.86km WNW of Mira Loma, CAFri, Jun 5, 8:40 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
48. 1.81km SSE of Caltech, Pasadena, CASat, Jun 6, 12:14 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.78km NNW of Fontana, CASat, Jun 6, 9:18 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
50. 2.111km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Jun 7, 8:26 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.56km WNW of Anza, CASun, Jun 7, 7:06 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
52. 2.211km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Jun 7, 8:37 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
53. 1.50km E of Compton, CAWed, Jun 10, 7:06 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
54. 1.522km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jun 11, 1:42 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
55. 1.514km N of Warner Springs, CASat, Jun 13, 7:16 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
56. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Jun 13, 7:53 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
57. 1.65km NNW of Running Springs, CASat, Jun 13, 10:49 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
58. 2.17km ESE of Running Springs, CASun, Jun 14, 5:15 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
59. 1.59km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Jun 14, 6:21 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
60. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CASun, Jun 14, 8:16 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

1. 2.53km NE of Colton, CAWed, May 6, 11:04 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.610km WSW of Garnet, CAWed, May 6, 10:10 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
3. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CAWed, May 6, 6:26 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CAWed, May 6, 11:56 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
5. 3.04km NW of Huntington Beach, CATue, May 5, 10:56 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CATue, May 5, 10:17 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.28km S of Calimesa, CAMon, May 4, 10:15 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.15km N of Sunland, CASun, May 3, 11:44 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.59km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, May 3, 5:40 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.46km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, May 3, 9:15 AM PDT · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.512km SE of Anza, CASat, May 2, 4:58 AM PDT · 16588 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.54km E of Lytle Creek, CASat, May 2, 4:41 AM PDT · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
13. 1.72km SW of Los Angeles, CASat, May 2, 3:40 AM PDT · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, May 1, 7:14 PM PDT · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.79km ENE of Aguanga, CAFri, May 1, 2:31 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.76km E of Running Springs, CAFri, May 1, 5:20 AM PDT · 16589 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
17. 1.61km SE of MacArthur Park, CAFri, May 1, 4:18 AM PDT · 16589 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
18. 3.418km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Apr 30, 1:09 PM PDT · 16590 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.737km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Apr 30, 5:45 AM PDT · 16590 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CAThu, Apr 30, 4:22 AM PDT · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515580. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.