California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 18km NNE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 18km NNE of Pine Valley, CA on Wed, Feb 18, 1981, 10:37 PM PST (06:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5km NNE of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-19 06:37:22 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.956° N, 116.430° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16658 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.68km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16657 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.122km ESE of Anza, CA · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16656 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.99km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.410km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16656 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.18km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16656 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16656 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.85km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16655 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.95km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16655 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.29km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.210km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16651 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.322km W of Westmorland, CA · 16651 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.68km N of Westmorland, CA · 16651 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16650 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.05km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16650 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16650 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.64km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.95km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.717km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.65km E of Heber, CA · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.35km S of Brawley, CA · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.67km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16646 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16646 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16644 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.77km SW of Salton City, CA · 16643 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.65km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16643 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.84km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.25km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 3.05km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.54km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 3.55km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.15km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16641 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.410km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16640 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.310km WSW of Anza, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.429km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16663 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.74km S of Salton City, CA · 16664 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.68km NNW of Anza, CA · 16665 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.78km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12255255. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.