California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11km SW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km SW of Morongo Valley, CA on Sun, May 17, 1981, 2:40 PM PDT (21:40 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-05-17 21:40:06 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.985° N, 116.668° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16573 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.111km W of Corona, CA · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16572 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16568 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.620km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.510km NNE of Valle Vista, CA · 16568 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.41km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 16568 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.75km NE of Indio, CA · 16567 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.58km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16565 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.16km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16565 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16565 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.75km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.023km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.617km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16563 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16562 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.014km S of Amboy, CA · 16560 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.54km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 16559 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16557 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16557 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.34km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16556 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.93km E of Colton, CA · 16556 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.57km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 16556 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.736km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16556 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.735km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16556 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.516km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 16555 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.63km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 16555 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.74km W of Lake Elsinore, CA · 16555 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 3.13km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 16555 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.99km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.514km SSW of Amboy, CA · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.631km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16554 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.814km S of Amboy, CA · 16554 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.81km E of Loma Linda, CA · 16554 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.86km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 16554 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.78km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.111km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16552 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.56km WNW of Anza, CA · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.211km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16552 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.814km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16550 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.522km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16548 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.514km N of Warner Springs, CA · 16546 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16546 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.914km ENE of Indio, CA · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.614km ENE of Indio, CA · 16545 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.615km ENE of Indio, CA · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.515km ENE of Indio, CA · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.814km ENE of Indio, CA · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.65km NNW of Running Springs, CA · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.17km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.59km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16545 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16545 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.612km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16544 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.235km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.62km NNE of Colton, CA · 16544 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.711km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.62km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16574 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.217km SE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.517km SE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.86km SW of Banning, CA · 16578 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.56km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 16578 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.06km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.010km ENE of Indio, CA · 16579 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.82km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.97km ESE of Ludlow, CA · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.929km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 16581 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.716km S of Amboy, CA · 16581 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.06km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16581 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.529km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.620km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.630km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516191. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.