California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 35km SW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 35km SW of Ludlow, CA on Sun, Jan 11, 1981, 11:44 AM PST (19:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10km SSW of Idyllwild, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-01-11 19:44:44 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.502° N, 116.434° 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, 16.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
19

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 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.536km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.67km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.56km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.46km SE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.86km SE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.08km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16702 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.33km NW of Fort Irwin, CA · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16701 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.54km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16701 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.712km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16701 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.23km ESE of Colton, CA · 16698 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.78km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.86km E of Moreno Valley, CA · 16698 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.015km S of Amboy, CA · 16697 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.623km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16697 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.718km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16697 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.91km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16696 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.99km ENE of Indio, CA · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.618km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16696 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.79km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16696 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.523km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16695 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.53km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 16694 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.53km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16693 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16693 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.89km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16693 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.96km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16691 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.724km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.411km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16690 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.93km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16690 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.86km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16689 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16688 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 3.011km NNE of Indio, CA · 16688 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.27km NNE of Banning, CA · 16686 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16686 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.69km S of Banning, CA · 16686 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.89km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 16686 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.83km WNW of Devore, CA · 16685 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.07km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16684 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.13km NW of Thousand Palms, CA · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.29km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16683 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.612km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16683 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.525km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16683 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.66km W of Palm Springs, CA · 16683 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.76km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.510km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16679 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.010km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16679 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.97km E of Cabazon, CA · 16678 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.912km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16677 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.613km NNE of Indio, CA · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.118km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16674 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.26km SSW of Redlands, CA · 16673 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.910km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16673 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.722km NNE of Barstow, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.518km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.418km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16670 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.210km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.910km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.718km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16667 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.29km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.923km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.110km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.99km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.85km ENE of Valle Vista, CA · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.56km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16704 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.77km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16705 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.16km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16705 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.06km SE of Crestline, CA · 16705 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.023km NNW of Ludlow, CA · 16706 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.97km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16706 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.64km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16707 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16709 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.56km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16709 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.212km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16710 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.88km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.65km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 16710 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.54km S of Highland, CA · 16711 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301859. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.