California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA on Sun, Jan 4, 1981, 2:14 PM PST (22:14 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10km ENE of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-01-04 22:14:00 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.995° N, 116.610° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16705 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16704 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.64km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16704 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.97km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.526km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.06km SE of Crestline, CA · 16701 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.16km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16701 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.77km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16701 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.56km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16701 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.85km ENE of Valle Vista, CA · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.99km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16699 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.110km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16699 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.923km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16699 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.29km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16699 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16699 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.935km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.536km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16699 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.67km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16698 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16698 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.56km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16698 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16698 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.46km SE of Crestline, CA · 16698 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.86km SE of Crestline, CA · 16698 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.08km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16698 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.811km SSE of Anza, CA · 16698 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16697 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.710km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16697 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.54km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.712km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16697 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.23km ESE of Colton, CA · 16694 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.78km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.86km E of Moreno Valley, CA · 16694 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.88km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.015km S of Amboy, CA · 16694 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.623km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.718km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.91km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16692 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.99km ENE of Indio, CA · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.618km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16692 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.79km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16692 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 3.010km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.523km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16691 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.78km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16691 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.53km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.53km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16689 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16689 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.89km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16689 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.011km SE of Anza, CA · 16689 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.14km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16689 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.96km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16687 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 1.724km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.411km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16687 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.93km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16686 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.212km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16706 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.88km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16706 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.65km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 16706 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16707 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.54km S of Highland, CA · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.78km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.96km S of Redlands, CA · 16709 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.64km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 16709 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.44km NE of Muscoy, CA · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16709 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.38km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16710 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.422km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16710 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.59km W of Anza, CA · 16710 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.38km N of Cabazon, CA · 16711 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.210km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16712 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.538km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16712 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 16712 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.510km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16713 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.98km WNW of Garnet, CA · 16713 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301650. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.