California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA on Sat, Oct 24, 1981, 11:22 PM PDT (06:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 1km SW of Cerritos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-25 06:22:01 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.202° N, 117.534° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526077. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.