California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km NNW of Mojave, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km NNW of Mojave, CA on Sat, Oct 31, 1981, 11:35 PM PST (07:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-01 07:35:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.203° N, 118.230° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57km NW of Castaic, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.119km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16390 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.07km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.26km N of Little Lake, CA · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.59km E of Piru, CA · 16388 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.39km E of Piru, CA · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.518km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.622km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.218km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.421km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.320km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.120km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16383 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 3.122km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.614km S of Tehachapi, CA · 16379 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16379 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16377 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16369 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526072. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.