M1.7 earthquake 8km NNE of Julian, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Sep 5, 1981, 11:15 PM PDT

UTC

1981-09-06 06:15:33 UTC

Depth

12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.145° N, 116.563° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

26

• Julian, CaliforniaPopulation 1,502. Forecast8 kmNNE
• San Diego Country Estates, CaliforniaPopulation 10,109. Forecast26 kmNE
• Escondido, CaliforniaPopulation 151,038. Forecast49 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast74 kmNE

After

1. 2.221km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Sep 5, 11:21 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Sep 6, 6:05 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Sep 6, 7:41 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Sep 6, 10:44 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.28km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 7, 1:32 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Sep 7, 3:00 AM PDT · 16463 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Sep 8, 4:54 PM PDT · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.411km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Sep 8, 5:42 PM PDT · 16462 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.53km SW of Brawley, CAWed, Sep 9, 1:55 PM PDT · 16461 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Sep 11, 2:44 PM PDT · 16459 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.210km ENE of Aguanga, CAFri, Sep 11, 6:40 PM PDT · 16459 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.76km SE of Temecula, CASat, Sep 12, 4:40 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CASun, Sep 13, 6:54 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.911km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Sep 13, 8:53 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Sep 13, 8:47 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.56km SE of Temecula, CAMon, Sep 14, 2:54 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.54km SE of Temecula, CAMon, Sep 14, 4:15 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.65km S of Salton City, CAMon, Sep 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.66km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Sep 14, 4:11 PM PDT · 16456 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
20. 2.06km SE of Temecula, CAMon, Sep 14, 4:58 PM PDT · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
21. 1.89km E of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 14, 5:28 PM PDT · 16456 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
22. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Sep 15, 2:09 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
23. 1.98km NE of San Jacinto, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:23 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.518km ENE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:40 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 16, 11:57 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.55km ENE of Westmorland, CAThu, Sep 17, 10:47 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.010km ESE of North Shore, CAThu, Sep 17, 10:35 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
28. 1.625km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Sep 19, 1:44 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
29. 2.118km SW of La Jolla, CASat, Sep 19, 2:20 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.216km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Sep 19, 7:59 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
31. 1.77km NNE of Cabazon, CASat, Sep 19, 11:26 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Sep 19, 12:05 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.511km SW of Westmorland, CASat, Sep 19, 3:57 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
34. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CASat, Sep 19, 4:26 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
35. 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Sep 19, 4:30 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
36. 1.611km SW of Westmorland, CASat, Sep 19, 7:49 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
37. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Sep 19, 8:37 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
38. 1.65km E of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 20, 6:00 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
39. 2.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 21, 8:21 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
40. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, Sep 21, 10:05 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
41. 1.615km E of Julian, CAMon, Sep 21, 9:30 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
42. 1.910km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 22, 3:11 AM PDT · 16448 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
43. 2.16km ESE of La Jolla, CATue, Sep 22, 8:11 PM PDT · 16448 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
44. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CATue, Sep 22, 10:16 PM PDT · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
45. 1.711km NE of Julian, CATue, Sep 22, 10:44 PM PDT · 16447 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
46. 1.512km NE of Julian, CAWed, Sep 23, 2:47 PM PDT · 16447 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
47. 1.523km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 24, 12:16 AM PDT · 16446 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
48. 2.324km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16446 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
49. 1.721km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Sep 24, 2:16 PM PDT · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
50. 1.720km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Sep 24, 11:05 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
51. 3.310km NNE of Banning, CAFri, Sep 25, 7:13 AM PDT · 16445 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
52. 1.518km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Sep 25, 9:22 AM PDT · 16445 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
53. 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Sep 25, 6:58 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
54. 1.513km SE of Anza, CAFri, Sep 25, 9:46 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
55. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CASat, Sep 26, 6:04 AM PDT · 16444 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
56. 2.09km SE of Julian, CASat, Sep 26, 11:54 AM PDT · 16444 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
57. 2.710km SE of Julian, CASat, Sep 26, 3:55 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
58. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CASat, Sep 26, 7:01 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
59. 2.23km SE of Coronado, CASun, Sep 27, 10:31 PM PDT · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
60. 2.810km SW of Westmorland, CAMon, Sep 28, 2:20 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

1. 1.59km NNE of Julian, CASat, Sep 5, 4:04 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.822km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Sep 4, 3:45 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.57km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Sep 4, 3:30 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.510km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 10:51 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.58km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 7:27 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.78km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 6:35 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.510km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 6:28 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.98km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 6:26 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.28km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 6:16 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
10. 1.68km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 6:07 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
11. 2.28km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:43 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
12. 3.78km NE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:39 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.87km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:38 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.78km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:36 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
15. 1.59km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:35 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.58km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:34 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.58km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:34 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.59km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:34 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.710km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:33 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.89km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 5:31 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci522608. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.