California earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5km S of Morongo Valley, CA on Thu, Jun 25, 1981, 11:46 PM PDT (06:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11km ENE of Julian, 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
1981-06-26 06:46:40 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.999° N, 116.584° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16532 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.56km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16532 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.35km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.77km NNE of Pala, CA · 16532 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.818km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16532 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.58km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16531 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.98km S of Warner Springs, CA · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.46km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16530 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.410km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16530 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.310km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16529 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.610km N of Cabazon, CA · 16529 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.521km N of Indio, CA · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.534km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.515km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16528 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.815km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16528 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.818km S of Amboy, CA · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16528 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.69km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.429km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16528 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 16527 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 16527 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 16527 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.318km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16527 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.51km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 16526 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.812km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 16526 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.517km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.64km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16526 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 3.24km NW of Lakeland Village, CA · 16526 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.59km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16526 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.917km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16526 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.616km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.68km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16526 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.15km N of Big Bear City, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.96km N of Big Bear City, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.010km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.911km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.815km ESE of Anza, CA · 16523 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.111km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16523 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.06km NW of Fontana, CA · 16523 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.69km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.825km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.45km WNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16522 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 16535 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.61km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 16535 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.914km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.77km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16536 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.99km ENE of Pala, CA · 16536 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16537 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16537 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.516km SSE of Barstow, CA · 16537 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.76km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16537 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16537 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.99km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16539 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16540 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16540 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16540 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518327. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:35 PM UTC.