California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11km SW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11km SW of Morongo Valley, CA on Fri, Apr 24, 1981, 10:57 AM PST (18:57 UTC), 12 km (8 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
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-04-24 18:57:48 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.985° N, 116.678° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16597 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.37km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.511km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 16596 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16596 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16596 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16596 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.513km ENE of Indio, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.15km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.75km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16594 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16594 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.54km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16594 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.41km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16593 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.710km WSW of Anza, CA · 16593 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.512km SE of Anza, CA · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.528km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16592 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.228km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16592 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.015km N of Indio, CA · 16592 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.514km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16592 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.510km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 16592 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 16591 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.520km SW of Amboy, CA · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.737km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16591 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 3.418km ESE of Anza, CA · 16591 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.76km E of Running Springs, CA · 16590 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.79km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16590 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.54km E of Lytle Creek, CA · 16589 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.512km SE of Anza, CA · 16589 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.46km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.59km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16588 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16587 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 16587 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 3.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 16587 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.422km ESE of Anza, CA · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16587 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.927km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.28km S of Calimesa, CA · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16586 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.610km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16585 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.53km NE of Colton, CA · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.83km NE of Colton, CA · 16585 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.630km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.620km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.529km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.06km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16582 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.716km S of Amboy, CA · 16582 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.929km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 16582 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.97km ESE of Ludlow, CA · 16581 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.82km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.010km ENE of Indio, CA · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.06km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16598 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.69km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16599 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.78km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16599 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.523km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16599 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.59km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.58km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.53km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 16601 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16601 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.811km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 16602 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.510km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 16602 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.919km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16602 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.66km NE of North Shore, CA · 16602 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.313km NE of Coachella, CA · 16603 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16603 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16604 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.514km NE of Coachella, CA · 16604 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.414km NE of Coachella, CA · 16604 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.510km S of Cabazon, CA · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.618km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16605 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.52km NNW of Colton, CA · 16605 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516975. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.