California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 10:00 AM PST (18:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 58km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-07 18:00:48 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.911° N, 116.252° 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, 15.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70km W of Julian, CA · 16396 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.76km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16396 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.310km NE of Julian, CA · 16393 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16392 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.822km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 16391 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.85km S of Brawley, CA · 16390 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.115km SSE of Anza, CA · 16389 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.511km SW of Anza, CA · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 16386 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.66km SE of Temecula, CA · 16386 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 16386 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.78km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16385 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 16383 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.813km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 16382 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.512km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16380 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.79km SW of Salton City, CA · 16379 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.55km NNW of Brawley, CA · 16379 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.61km WSW of El Centro, CA · 16378 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16378 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 16378 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16378 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.012km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16377 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.98km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16377 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.213km NE of Indio, CA · 16376 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.614km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16375 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16375 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.812km N of Westmorland, CA · 16375 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CA · 16375 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 16374 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 16374 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CA · 16374 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 16374 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.63km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16373 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.710km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16372 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16370 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16367 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.59km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.112km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.56km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16400 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 16402 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.511km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.812km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.57km S of Brawley, CA · 16404 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.99km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16405 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.69km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16405 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.513km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.74km SW of Brawley, CA · 16406 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.111km SW of Salton City, CA · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.96km W of Westmorland, CA · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16407 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16407 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.89km SW of Holtville, CA · 16408 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.029km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 16409 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.916km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16410 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526371. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.