California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Sat, May 9, 1981, 7:55 AM PDT (14:55 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6km SSW of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-09 14:55:49 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.944° N, 116.292° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
9

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 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.912km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.913km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.511km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.03km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16577 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.55km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.66km ESE of Niland, CA · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.84km ESE of Niland, CA · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.034km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.010km ENE of Indio, CA · 16575 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.06km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CA · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.86km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16575 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CA · 16574 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.77km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16574 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.525km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.517km SE of Anza, CA · 16573 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.927km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.217km SE of Anza, CA · 16573 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.86km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16572 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.01km ENE of Niland, CA · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.65km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16571 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.919km ESE of Julian, CA · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 16571 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.62km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.711km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.66km S of Niland, CA · 16569 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16569 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.610km ENE of Calexico, CA · 16569 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.66km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.713km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16568 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.56km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.66km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.513km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16568 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.613km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.55km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.65km N of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.612km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16568 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.710km S of Salton City, CA · 16568 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CA · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.77km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16567 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.78km NW of Calipatria, CA · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.87km E of Imperial, CA · 16567 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.514km S of Salton City, CA · 16565 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16565 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.75km N of Westmorland, CA · 16564 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.85km SSW of Niland, CA · 16563 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.06km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16578 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.810km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.09km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.69km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.820km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16578 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.515km S of Salton City, CA · 16579 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.614km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.58km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16579 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.510km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.612km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.513km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16580 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16580 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.85km N of Westmorland, CA · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.57km W of Westmorland, CA · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.87km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16580 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16580 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515664. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.