M2.7 earthquake 6km SE of Temecula, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 12, 1981, 4:40 AM PDT

UTC

1981-09-12 11:40:15 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.452° N, 117.109° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

43

• Rainbow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,832. Forecast6 kmNE
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast6 kmSE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast82 kmN

After

1. 3.54km NE of San Bernardino, CASat, Sep 12, 2:23 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.94km NE of San Bernardino, CASat, Sep 12, 3:50 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.54km NNE of San Bernardino, CASun, Sep 13, 2:43 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.53km NE of San Bernardino, CASun, Sep 13, 4:59 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CASun, Sep 13, 6:54 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.94km NE of San Bernardino, CASun, Sep 13, 12:59 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.93km NE of San Bernardino, CASun, Sep 13, 2:45 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
8. 2.44km NW of Redlands, CASun, Sep 13, 6:18 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Sep 13, 8:47 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.44km NNE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 2:07 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.15km NNE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 2:11 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.56km SE of Temecula, CAMon, Sep 14, 2:54 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.54km SE of Temecula, CAMon, Sep 14, 4:15 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.64km NE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 9:03 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.94km NE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 11:10 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.64km NNE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 11:42 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.66km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Sep 14, 4:11 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.06km SE of Temecula, CAMon, Sep 14, 4:58 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
19. 1.89km E of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 14, 5:28 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.54km NE of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 14, 6:54 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
21. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Sep 15, 2:09 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.719km SW of Newport Beach, CATue, Sep 15, 2:49 PM PDT · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.95km NE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Sep 16, 12:57 AM PDT · 16448 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
24. 2.75km NNE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Sep 16, 12:57 AM PDT · 16448 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
25. 2.15km NNE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:01 AM PDT · 16448 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.98km NE of San Jacinto, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:23 AM PDT · 16448 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
27. 1.518km ENE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:40 AM PDT · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
28. 2.55km NE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Sep 16, 6:57 AM PDT · 16447 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
29. 2.710km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:32 PM PDT · 16447 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
30. 1.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 16, 11:57 PM PDT · 16447 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
31. 2.118km SW of La Jolla, CASat, Sep 19, 2:20 AM PDT · 16445 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
32. 2.216km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Sep 19, 7:59 AM PDT · 16444 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.77km NNE of Cabazon, CASat, Sep 19, 11:26 AM PDT · 16444 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
34. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CASat, Sep 19, 4:26 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
35. 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Sep 19, 4:30 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
36. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Sep 19, 8:37 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
37. 1.65km E of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 20, 6:00 PM PDT · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
38. 2.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 21, 8:21 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
39. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, Sep 21, 10:05 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
40. 1.615km E of Julian, CAMon, Sep 21, 9:30 PM PDT · 16442 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.910km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Sep 22, 3:11 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
42. 2.16km ESE of La Jolla, CATue, Sep 22, 8:11 PM PDT · 16441 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
43. 2.38km E of Yorba Linda, CATue, Sep 22, 8:53 PM PDT · 16441 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
44. 1.711km NE of Julian, CATue, Sep 22, 10:44 PM PDT · 16441 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
45. 1.72km SW of Irvine, CAWed, Sep 23, 9:36 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
46. 1.512km NE of Julian, CAWed, Sep 23, 2:47 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
47. 2.12km ESE of Costa Mesa, CAWed, Sep 23, 6:10 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
48. 1.74km NW of San Joaquin Hills, CAWed, Sep 23, 8:25 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
49. 2.324km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
50. 2.25km NNE of San Bernardino, CAThu, Sep 24, 9:19 PM PDT · 16439 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
51. 3.310km NNE of Banning, CAFri, Sep 25, 7:13 AM PDT · 16438 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
52. 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Sep 25, 6:58 PM PDT · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.513km SE of Anza, CAFri, Sep 25, 9:46 PM PDT · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
54. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CASat, Sep 26, 6:04 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.09km SE of Julian, CASat, Sep 26, 11:54 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
56. 1.610km NNE of Banning, CASat, Sep 26, 2:24 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
57. 2.710km SE of Julian, CASat, Sep 26, 3:55 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
58. 1.53km ENE of Muscoy, CASat, Sep 26, 6:15 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
59. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CASat, Sep 26, 7:01 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
60. 2.23km SE of Coronado, CASun, Sep 27, 10:31 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

1. 2.32km ENE of Newport Beach, CASat, Sep 12, 2:12 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.210km ENE of Aguanga, CAFri, Sep 11, 6:40 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Sep 11, 2:44 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.05km NNE of San Bernardino, CAFri, Sep 11, 5:08 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.63km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CAFri, Sep 11, 3:19 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.814km W of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 10, 2:35 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.53km NNE of Lytle Creek, CAThu, Sep 10, 2:19 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.53km NNE of Claremont, CAWed, Sep 9, 11:44 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.411km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Sep 8, 5:42 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.64km SSE of Loma Linda, CATue, Sep 8, 6:20 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.624km E of Avalon, CAMon, Sep 7, 9:37 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.28km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 7, 1:32 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.03km ENE of Colton, CASun, Sep 6, 4:23 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.221km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Sep 5, 11:21 PM PDT · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.78km NNE of Julian, CASat, Sep 5, 11:15 PM PDT · 16458 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.91km WNW of Buena Park, CASat, Sep 5, 3:35 PM PDT · 16458 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.59km NNE of Julian, CASat, Sep 5, 4:04 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.510km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 10:51 PM PDT · 16460 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.58km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 7:27 PM PDT · 16460 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.78km NNE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 3, 6:35 PM PDT · 16460 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci522885. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.