California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9km WSW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km WSW of Garnet, CA on Tue, Mar 24, 1981, 12:00 PM PST (20:00 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10km NW of Warner Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-03-24 20:00:57 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.868° N, 116.629° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022km ESE of Anza, CA · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.611km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.514km WNW of Anza, CA · 16629 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.62km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.75km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 16627 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16627 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.61km SSW of San Bernardino, CA · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.527km E of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.912km N of Thousand Palms, CA · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.83km SSE of San Bernardino, CA · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.713km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16626 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.09km SW of Anza, CA · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.013km NE of Coachella, CA · 16625 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16624 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.17km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.122km NE of Indio, CA · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.620km E of Anza, CA · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.78km W of Anza, CA · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.413km W of Anza, CA · 16622 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16622 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16621 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16621 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16621 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.410km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16621 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.134km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16619 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16618 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 16618 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.76km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 16617 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.713km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16616 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.47km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16616 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.510km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16615 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.031km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16615 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.624km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16615 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16615 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.510km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16615 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16615 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16615 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.47km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16614 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CA · 16614 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16614 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.69km NNE of Pala, CA · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.28km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.66km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16613 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.927km WSW of Amboy, CA · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.719km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16612 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.810km N of Indio, CA · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.98km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16612 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.719km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16611 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.52km S of San Bernardino, CA · 16611 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.82km S of San Bernardino, CA · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.712km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 16630 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.525km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.525km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.92km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.925km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.014km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.916km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.42km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16631 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16631 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.89km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16631 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.83km SE of Garnet, CA · 16632 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.917km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.75km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16633 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.916km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.822km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16633 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16634 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.57km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16634 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.628km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12262671. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.