California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA on Fri, Nov 13, 1981, 8:45 AM PST (16:45 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7km SSE of Banning, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-13 16:45:22 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.161° N, 116.249° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 16384 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16381 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.115km SSE of Anza, CA · 16381 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.511km SW of Anza, CA · 16380 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 16379 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.14km S of Loma Linda, CA · 16378 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16377 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.57km SSE of Banning, CA · 16376 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 16375 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.813km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 16375 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.111km N of Banning, CA · 16374 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.336km E of Barstow, CA · 16374 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.734km E of Barstow, CA · 16373 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.034km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16373 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.034km E of Barstow, CA · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 16373 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.714km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16373 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.635km E of Barstow, CA · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16369 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.213km NE of Indio, CA · 16369 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16368 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.02km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16368 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.05km SSE of Banning, CA · 16368 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.634km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.132km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16366 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.834km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.524km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16364 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.710km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16364 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16362 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.732km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16360 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16360 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.632km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.415km NNW of Ludlow, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16359 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.512km NNE of Indio, CA · 16359 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.821km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.67km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16357 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.51km N of Loma Linda, CA · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CA · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.319km NNE of Indio, CA · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.27km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 16351 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16350 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.535km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.68km ESE of Anza, CA · 16347 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16347 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.68km SW of Beaumont, CA · 16347 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.54km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.65km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16384 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.526km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.76km S of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 16390 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16390 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16391 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.68km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 16391 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.88km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 16394 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.511km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16395 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.99km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.69km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16398 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.618km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 16400 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.72km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16401 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527010. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.