California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11km SE of Gorman, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11km SE of Gorman, CA on Sat, Jul 11, 1981, 3:29 PM PDT (22:29 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 18km SSW of Carpinteria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-11 22:29:00 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.721° N, 118.771° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 71.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.