California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Fri, Jun 26, 1981, 10:48 PM PDT (05:48 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico. 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
1981-06-27 05:48:21 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.910° N, 116.268° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 151 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16535 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.915km S of Salton City, CA · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.513km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.25km NW of Brawley, CA · 16534 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.77km NNE of Pala, CA · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.58km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.55km SSE of Salton City, CA · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16533 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.216km W of Imperial, CA · 16532 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16532 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16532 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.98km S of Warner Springs, CA · 16532 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16532 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16532 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.410km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16532 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.75km S of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.310km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16531 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16531 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.35km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.515km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.16km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16530 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.522km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16530 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.815km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 16530 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16530 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.69km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.66km W of Westmorland, CA · 16529 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 16529 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 16529 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 16529 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.72km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16529 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16529 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.812km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 16528 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.63km SW of Brawley, CA · 16528 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.59km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16528 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.68km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16527 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.010km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.66km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.721km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16527 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.123km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16526 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.911km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16526 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.78km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16536 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 16537 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.57km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.013km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16537 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.713km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16537 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.57km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.06km S of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.55km W of Brawley, CA · 16538 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.77km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16538 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.56km S of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.99km ENE of Pala, CA · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.56km SSE of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.83km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16539 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518300. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.