M1.5 earthquake 29km WNW of Ludlow, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, May 7, 1981, 6:10 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-08 01:10:14 UTC

Depth

2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.781° N, 116.465° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

192°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Yermo, CaliforniaPopulation 623. Forecast35 kmESE
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast53 kmESE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast80 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast182 kmENE

After

1. 2.06km ENE of Joshua Tree, CASat, May 9, 12:25 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.716km S of Amboy, CASat, May 9, 1:05 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.929km SSE of Ludlow, CASat, May 9, 4:09 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
4. 1.97km ESE of Ludlow, CASun, May 10, 6:43 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
5. 1.82km SSE of Yucca Valley, CASun, May 10, 7:18 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
6. 2.422km ENE of Barstow, CASun, May 10, 11:30 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.927km NW of Fort Irwin, CASun, May 10, 9:26 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.06km W of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 11, 4:09 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, May 17, 2:40 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CAMon, May 18, 7:57 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.620km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, May 22, 5:52 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.16km W of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 25, 3:36 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.75km ESE of Yucaipa, CATue, May 26, 1:01 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.39km ENE of Barstow, CATue, May 26, 4:41 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
15. 2.023km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, May 26, 4:46 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.617km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, May 27, 3:39 PM PDT · 16565 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
17. 2.014km S of Amboy, CASat, May 30, 10:36 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.54km ESE of Running Springs, CASun, May 31, 12:35 PM PDT · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jun 1, 11:34 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Jun 2, 12:13 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
21. 1.514km SSW of Amboy, CAThu, Jun 4, 1:48 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
22. 1.814km S of Amboy, CAFri, Jun 5, 11:30 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
23. 1.522km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jun 11, 1:42 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
24. 1.65km NNW of Running Springs, CASat, Jun 13, 10:49 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
25. 2.17km ESE of Running Springs, CASun, Jun 14, 5:15 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.59km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Jun 14, 6:21 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
27. 1.612km NE of Cabazon, CAMon, Jun 15, 11:53 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
28. 2.235km NE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:19 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
29. 1.76km SSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Jun 23, 4:31 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.516km SSE of Barstow, CATue, Jun 23, 6:46 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
31. 1.65km S of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Jun 25, 11:46 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
32. 1.637km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Jun 26, 6:46 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
33. 1.818km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Jun 28, 9:25 PM PDT · 16532 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
34. 1.610km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Jul 1, 5:52 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.818km S of Amboy, CAThu, Jul 2, 9:39 AM PDT · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
36. 2.318km S of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Jul 3, 3:08 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.517km S of Joshua Tree, CASat, Jul 4, 10:07 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.64km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Jul 4, 2:33 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
39. 2.433km E of Johannesburg, CASat, Jul 4, 11:22 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
40. 1.917km S of Joshua Tree, CASat, Jul 4, 11:35 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
41. 1.616km S of Joshua Tree, CASat, Jul 4, 11:36 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
42. 2.15km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jul 5, 1:27 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
43. 1.96km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jul 5, 5:43 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

Before

1. 1.620km NE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, May 7, 1:17 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.927km WNW of Ludlow, CAMon, May 4, 4:43 PM PDT · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.59km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, May 3, 5:40 PM PDT · 16588 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.46km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, May 3, 9:15 AM PDT · 16589 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.76km E of Running Springs, CAFri, May 1, 5:20 AM PDT · 16591 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.737km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Apr 30, 5:45 AM PDT · 16592 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.520km SW of Amboy, CAThu, Apr 30, 5:25 AM PDT · 16592 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.923km NNW of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 29, 8:54 PM PDT · 16592 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.722km NNW of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 29, 8:05 PM PDT · 16592 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.723km NNW of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 29, 7:09 PM PDT · 16592 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.916km NE of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 29, 3:01 PM PDT · 16593 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.228km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Apr 29, 7:37 AM PDT · 16593 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
13. 1.528km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Apr 29, 3:55 AM PDT · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Apr 27, 11:39 AM PDT · 16595 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.75km ENE of Cabazon, CAMon, Apr 27, 10:12 AM PDT · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.37km NNE of Running Springs, CAFri, Apr 24, 3:54 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
17. 2.111km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Apr 24, 10:57 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.810km E of Barstow, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:12 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.522km ENE of Barstow, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:23 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.78km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:01 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515622. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.