M3.3 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

3.3 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, May 2, 1981, 2:50 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-02 21:50:20 UTC

Depth

11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.931° N, 116.277° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

59

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast27 kmENE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast47 kmENE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast66 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast83 kmNE

After

1. 2.912km WSW of Niland, CASat, May 2, 4:56 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.811km WSW of Niland, CASat, May 2, 5:30 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.06km ESE of Niland, CASat, May 2, 6:33 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CASat, May 2, 9:39 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.813km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, May 2, 10:43 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.611km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, May 2, 10:57 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 4:03 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.86km W of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 4:22 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.212km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, May 3, 5:39 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 7:17 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CASun, May 3, 7:37 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.95km SE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 8:12 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.68km WSW of Calipatria, CASun, May 3, 8:24 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, May 3, 9:57 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.610km N of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 10:40 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 10:55 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 11:01 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.07km SE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 11:08 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.67km SE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 11:12 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.07km SE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 11:17 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
21. 1.511km N of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 11:42 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 12:10 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
23. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CASun, May 3, 12:15 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CASun, May 3, 12:17 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
25. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 12:53 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
26. 1.58km SE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 1:18 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.58km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 1:28 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CASun, May 3, 1:39 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
29. 1.96km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 2:00 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
30. 1.66km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 3:44 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
31. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 4:58 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
32. 2.07km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 5:13 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.77km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 5:14 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
34. 1.67km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 5:16 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
35. 1.77km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 5:26 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
36. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:12 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
37. 2.25km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:33 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.65km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:41 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
39. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:46 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
40. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:48 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
41. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 7:34 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
42. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 8:23 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
43. 2.04km SE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 8:35 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
44. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 10:34 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
45. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 11:28 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.67km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 11:49 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
47. 2.612km WSW of Niland, CASun, May 3, 11:58 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
48. 2.26km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 12:00 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
49. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 1:58 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
50. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 2:14 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
51. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, May 4, 2:24 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
52. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 4, 3:33 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.87km SE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 3:46 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
54. 1.67km W of Westmorland, CAMon, May 4, 4:09 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
55. 1.87km W of Westmorland, CAMon, May 4, 4:28 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
56. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 4:51 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
57. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, May 4, 5:07 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
58. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 5:08 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
59. 1.58km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 7:15 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
60. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 4, 7:58 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

1. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, May 2, 2:24 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CASat, May 2, 12:51 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.511km WSW of Niland, CASat, May 2, 12:48 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.311km WSW of Niland, CASat, May 2, 12:40 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.47km W of Westmorland, CASat, May 2, 10:36 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.56km WNW of Westmorland, CASat, May 2, 9:38 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
7. 2.97km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, May 2, 8:37 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CASat, May 2, 7:32 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.76km S of Niland, CASat, May 2, 5:21 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.512km SE of Anza, CASat, May 2, 4:58 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.612km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 2, 3:57 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.510km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 2, 3:56 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.85km N of Calipatria, CASat, May 2, 1:02 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.06km N of Calipatria, CASat, May 2, 12:53 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, May 1, 7:14 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CAFri, May 1, 4:23 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.812km WSW of Niland, CAFri, May 1, 4:03 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
18. 1.811km WSW of Niland, CAFri, May 1, 3:01 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CAFri, May 1, 2:57 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.79km ENE of Aguanga, CAFri, May 1, 2:31 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515236. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC.