M2.7 earthquake 21km NE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 6, 1981, 9:10 PM PDT

UTC

1981-07-07 04:10:41 UTC

Depth

14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.944° N, 116.365° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

82°

Stations used

46

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast21 kmNE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast39 kmENE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast58 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast77 kmNE

After

1. 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CASun, Jul 12, 4:08 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.77km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Jul 12, 4:33 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.86km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Jul 12, 5:36 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.57km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jul 12, 6:44 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
5. 1.66km NNE of Calipatria, CAMon, Jul 13, 4:30 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Jul 13, 6:58 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.62km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Jul 14, 6:44 AM PDT · 16507 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jul 14, 11:49 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Jul 15, 3:45 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.713km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jul 15, 12:00 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.622km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jul 15, 10:18 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.016km W of Westmorland, CAThu, Jul 16, 9:10 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.912km ENE of Thermal, CAFri, Jul 17, 12:57 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jul 17, 10:42 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
15. 1.57km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 17, 4:46 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.316km W of Imperial, CAFri, Jul 17, 11:29 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
17. 3.11km SW of Anza, CASat, Jul 18, 5:48 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CASat, Jul 18, 8:54 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.121km W of Westmorland, CASat, Jul 18, 9:10 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.012km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Jul 18, 2:36 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
21. 1.513km W of Niland, CASat, Jul 18, 3:12 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
22. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Jul 18, 10:35 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
23. 2.811km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Jul 18, 11:57 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.511km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jul 19, 1:08 PM PDT · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
25. 2.46km S of Salton City, CAMon, Jul 20, 8:46 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
26. 1.55km S of Brawley, CATue, Jul 21, 2:10 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Jul 21, 6:42 PM PDT · 16499 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jul 22, 4:08 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
29. 2.218km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jul 22, 7:04 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CAWed, Jul 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.511km NW of Julian, CAWed, Jul 22, 10:44 AM PDT · 16498 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
32. 1.76km S of Salton City, CAWed, Jul 22, 2:40 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
33. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CAWed, Jul 22, 6:04 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
34. 1.58km ENE of Indio, CAThu, Jul 23, 10:19 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
35. 1.59km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jul 23, 12:35 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
36. 1.86km WSW of Salton City, CAThu, Jul 23, 1:14 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
37. 2.410km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Jul 23, 1:31 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
38. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Jul 23, 7:17 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
39. 4.319 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, MexicoFri, Jul 24, 4:38 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
40. 1.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Jul 24, 5:10 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.710km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jul 24, 4:16 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
42. 2.68km ENE of Aguanga, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:24 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
43. 2.07km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:28 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
44. 1.65km NE of Anza, CASat, Jul 25, 11:03 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
45. 1.65km NE of Anza, CASun, Jul 26, 3:36 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
46. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 26, 2:27 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
47. 2.012km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jul 26, 5:24 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
48. 1.67km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Jul 27, 3:17 AM PDT · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
49. 1.618km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:52 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
50. 1.55km E of Palomar Observatory, CATue, Jul 28, 2:17 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
51. 1.525km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 29, 6:34 AM PDT · 16492 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
52. 1.96km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Jul 29, 12:24 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
53. 3.411km ENE of Julian, CAWed, Jul 29, 2:28 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
54. 1.911km NE of Julian, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:11 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
55. 2.026km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jul 30, 12:49 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
56. 2.330km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Jul 30, 12:56 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
57. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Jul 30, 2:49 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
58. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CAThu, Jul 30, 5:09 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
59. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Jul 30, 9:58 AM PDT · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
60. 2.05km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jul 30, 10:51 AM PDT · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518949. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.