M1.9 earthquake 2km SSE of El Monte, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 14, 1981, 9:57 AM PST

UTC

1981-11-14 17:57:44 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.059° N, 118.017° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

23

• El Monte, CaliforniaPopulation 116,732. Forecast1 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast21 kmE

After

1. 2.119km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Nov 15, 10:05 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Nov 16, 10:42 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.55km ESE of Malibu, CATue, Nov 17, 8:59 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.312km N of Foothill Ranch, CATue, Nov 17, 11:29 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
5. 2.14km S of Loma Linda, CAThu, Nov 19, 9:37 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.733km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 19, 11:00 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.831km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 19, 11:19 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CAFri, Nov 20, 11:59 AM PST · 16377 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Nov 20, 12:48 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.37km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASat, Nov 21, 12:38 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.615km SE of Malibu, CAMon, Nov 23, 4:40 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.62km WNW of Costa Mesa, CATue, Nov 24, 8:22 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
13. 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CAFri, Nov 27, 6:48 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 29, 7:14 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.02km NNE of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 29, 9:25 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.61km SSW of Paramount, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:34 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.617km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAMon, Nov 30, 3:03 PM PST · 16366 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.02km SSE of San Dimas, CASat, Dec 5, 12:49 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.52km SE of San Dimas, CASat, Dec 5, 12:52 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
20. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 7, 12:30 PM PST · 16360 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
21. 1.516km S of Camarillo, CATue, Dec 8, 8:16 AM PST · 16359 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.39km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFri, Dec 11, 11:06 PM PST · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
23. 1.51km N of Loma Linda, CASun, Dec 13, 1:45 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
24. 2.432km SSW of Dana Point, CASun, Dec 13, 4:58 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
25. 2.314km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Dec 15, 1:30 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
26. 2.12km W of Westminster, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:33 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
27. 2.27km SSW of Calimesa, CAThu, Dec 17, 2:29 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.54km N of Fontana, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:08 PM PST · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
29. 1.83km NE of Laguna Niguel, CASat, Dec 19, 11:54 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
30. 1.68km SW of Beaumont, CASun, Dec 20, 1:32 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
31. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Dec 22, 3:36 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
32. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Dec 22, 11:06 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
33. 1.63km WNW of Wrightwood, CAThu, Dec 24, 11:13 PM PST · 16342 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
34. 1.91km ENE of Loma Linda, CASat, Dec 26, 7:30 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
35. 3.012km W of Lytle Creek, CASun, Dec 27, 12:24 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
36. 1.929km SSW of Dana Point, CASun, Dec 27, 8:19 PM PST · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
37. 1.830km SSW of Dana Point, CAMon, Dec 28, 4:38 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.68km W of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Dec 28, 6:26 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
39. 2.331km SSW of Dana Point, CAMon, Dec 28, 8:59 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.43km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Dec 29, 6:38 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
41. 2.83km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Dec 29, 10:04 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
42. 2.68km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAWed, Dec 30, 1:43 AM PST · 16337 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
43. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:38 AM PST · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
44. 2.64km NE of Buena Park, CASat, Jan 2, 4:37 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
45. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 3, 3:04 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
46. 2.03km SSE of Downey, CASun, Jan 3, 10:09 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
47. 1.64km SSE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Jan 4, 1:39 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
48. 2.02km N of Devore, CATue, Jan 5, 3:44 AM PST · 16331 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
49. 2.328km SSE of Malibu, CAWed, Jan 6, 3:17 AM PST · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
50. 2.03km NE of Colton, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:40 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
51. 1.78km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Jan 6, 7:17 PM PST · 16329 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
52. 2.03km NE of Colton, CAThu, Jan 7, 6:51 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
53. 2.12km ESE of Inglewood, CAThu, Jan 7, 9:34 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
54. 2.42km E of Inglewood, CAThu, Jan 7, 9:36 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.522km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASat, Jan 9, 7:58 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
56. 2.722km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASat, Jan 9, 8:40 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
57. 2.419km W of Manhattan Beach, CASun, Jan 10, 1:15 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
58. 2.36km SE of Ontario, CASun, Jan 10, 1:20 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
59. 2.521km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CAMon, Jan 11, 6:48 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
60. 2.12km SSE of Charter Oak, CATue, Jan 12, 10:36 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 2.77km NNW of Fontana, CAThu, Nov 12, 3:20 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.76km S of Lake Arrowhead, CATue, Nov 10, 8:49 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.21km W of Irvine, CATue, Nov 10, 5:19 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.02km NE of Irvine, CATue, Nov 10, 3:03 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.84km WSW of Rossmoor, CATue, Nov 10, 5:37 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
6. 2.04km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAMon, Nov 9, 9:08 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.39km E of Piru, CAMon, Nov 9, 11:40 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.59km E of Piru, CAMon, Nov 9, 11:38 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.810km S of Avalon, CASun, Nov 8, 11:59 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.57km NW of Castaic, CASat, Nov 7, 6:20 AM PST · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.92km NW of West Hills, CAFri, Nov 6, 6:12 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.13km NW of Newport Beach, CAThu, Nov 5, 9:10 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.414km S of Las Flores, CAWed, Nov 4, 3:54 AM PST · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
14. 1.523km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CAMon, Nov 2, 10:29 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.24km SE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASat, Oct 31, 12:01 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.714km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAFri, Oct 30, 10:27 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
17. 1.62km SW of Westwood, CAWed, Oct 28, 8:39 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.77km NNW of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 28, 12:04 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.88km NNW of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 28, 6:41 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
20. 3.06km N of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 28, 6:17 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527035 (also filed as usp0001gz3). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.