M2.1 earthquake 11km W of Corona, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11km W of Corona, CA on Mon, May 18, 1981, 5:48 PM PDT (00:48 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 3km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-19 00:48:42 UTC
- Depth
- 4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.888° N, 117.688° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.82km S of MacArthur Park, CA · 16572 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.52km S of Artesia, CA · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.510km NNE of Valle Vista, CA · 16570 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.41km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 16570 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.51km SW of MacArthur Park, CA · 16569 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.51km SSE of MacArthur Park, CA · 16568 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.58km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16567 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.16km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.75km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.02km S of Lynwood, CA · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.01km NNW of West Hills, CA · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.11km SW of Paramount, CA · 16563 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.54km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16559 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16559 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.34km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16559 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.127km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.824km SW of Dana Point, CA · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.93km E of Colton, CA · 16558 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.131km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.57km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 16558 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.516km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 16558 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.34km NE of Carson, CA · 16557 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.63km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 16557 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.74km W of Lake Elsinore, CA · 16557 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.13km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 16557 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.99km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.81km E of Loma Linda, CA · 16556 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.86km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 16556 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.81km SSE of Caltech, Pasadena, CA · 16555 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.78km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.111km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16554 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.56km WNW of Anza, CA · 16554 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.211km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16554 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.50km E of Compton, CA · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.65km NNW of Running Springs, CA · 16548 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.17km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.59km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16547 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16546 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.612km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16546 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.62km NNE of Colton, CA · 16546 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.612km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.010km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 16543 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.32km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16543 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.610km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.52km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.010km NNW of Anza, CA · 16542 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16541 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16541 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.96km SSE of Newport Beach, CA · 16540 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16540 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16540 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16540 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.80km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 16539 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.74km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 16539 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.012km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
The first 60 of 110.
Before
- 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16575 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16575 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.23km SSW of Los Angeles, CA · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.520km S of San Pedro, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.86km SW of Banning, CA · 16580 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.56km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 16581 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.06km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16581 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.522km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.511km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.13km NNW of Maywood, CA · 16584 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.913km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16585 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.83km NE of Colton, CA · 16585 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.53km NE of Colton, CA · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16586 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16586 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.04km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16587 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516264. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.