California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6km SSW of Salton City, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6km SSW of Salton City, CA on Sun, Jun 14, 1981, 1:10 PM PDT (20:10 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11km ENE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-14 20:10:00 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.243° N, 115.979° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16541 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.013km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16541 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.914km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16541 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 3.113km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16541 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.914km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.313km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16541 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16541 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.77km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16540 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.77km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16540 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.66km W of Westmorland, CA · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.710km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.05km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.535km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.88km S of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.721km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.610km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.78km S of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.59km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.08km S of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.010km NNW of Anza, CA · 16537 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.87km S of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.68km S of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.87km S of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.76km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16537 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.67km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.513km E of Anza, CA · 16537 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16537 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.813km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16536 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16536 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16536 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16536 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.714km E of Calipatria, CA · 16536 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.06km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16536 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.89km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.17km S of Salton City, CA · 16536 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.78km NE of Calipatria, CA · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.814km ENE of Indio, CA · 16543 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.515km ENE of Indio, CA · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.615km ENE of Indio, CA · 16543 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.614km ENE of Indio, CA · 16543 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.818km ESE of Campo, CA · 16543 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.914km ENE of Indio, CA · 16543 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16543 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.514km N of Warner Springs, CA · 16544 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.019km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.67km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.713km S of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517708. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.