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M3.1 earthquake 23km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 23km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Mon, Apr 6, 1981, 10:23 PM PST (06:23 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-04-07 06:23:28 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.928° N, 116.317° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km W of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.212km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.95km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.68km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16578 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.610km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.07km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.67km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.07km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.58km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.58km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.96km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.66km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.07km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.77km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.67km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.77km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.25km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.65km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.04km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.67km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.26km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.87km SE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.67km W of Westmorland, CA · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.87km W of Westmorland, CA · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.58km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.66km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.54km SE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 3.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.422km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.412km WSW of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515732 (also filed as usp0001d1p). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.